Mary Allen
Bumblebees jinsin kwari ne na dangin kudan zuma. Akwai nau'ikan bumblebees sama da 250 a duniya. Mafi sanannun su ne nau'in bumblebee da ke gina gidaje. Kalmar mu ta Jamus Hummel ta fito ne daga Ƙasar Jamusanci, inda take nufin "rani".
Bumblebees suna rayuwa a cikin yanayi mai sanyi ko sanyi, kamar yadda aka sani a Turai. A cikin yanayin sanyi na gaske, kamar tsaunin arctic ko tsaunuka masu tsayi, bumblebees yawanci kwari ne kawai a cikin danginsu. Suna kuma zaune a Amurka, Asiya, da arewacin Afirka. Misali, sun zo New Zealand ne kawai saboda mutane sun zauna a can.
Idan aka kwatanta da ƙudan zuma, bumblebees sun fi girma kuma sun fi girma. Suna da yawa kuma tsayin gashi a jikinsu. Gashi miliyan uku ne, daidai da na squirrel - duk da cewa squirrel ya fi girma. Wasu nau'in bumblebee suna da mafi yawan gashi baƙar fata, amma da yawa suna da orange kuma.
Ta yaya bumblebees ke rayuwa?
Ga gidan bumblebee, “Sarauniya” tana da mahimmanci. Wannan babbar kutuwa ce ta musamman wacce ke yin ƙwai. Sabbin sarauniya, da ake kira matasa sarauniya, suna ƙyanƙyashe daga cikin waɗannan ƙwai. Daga wasu suna zuwa mata bumblebees, ma'aikata. Zasu cika 'yan makonni kawai. A ƙarshe, akwai maza bumblebees da drones. Jiragen sama masu saukar ungulu suna takin samarin sarauniya.
A ƙarshen lokacin rani, Sarauniyar ta daina yin ƙwai. Ba da daɗewa ba za a sami ƙarin ma'aikata da jirage marasa matuƙa, kuma abinci ba zai ƙara shiga cikin gida ba. An ce gidan yana 'mutu'. Ya mutu a watan Satumba.
Amma samarin sarauniyar da aka haifa sun tsira, a cikin bacci. A cikin bazara suna neman ƙaramin rami a ƙasa ko a cikin kututturen bishiya, ko a cikin gidan tsuntsu da aka watsar. Wannan ya dogara da nau'in. A can suna yin ƙwai, kuma an ƙirƙiri sabon gida na bumblebee.
Mouse na filin shine maƙiyi mai haɗari ga bumblebees: A cikin hunturu yana lalata sarauniya matasa masu barci a cikin ƙasa. Sauran dabbobi masu shayarwa irin su miyagu suna cin bumblebees a cikin gidauniya. Fiye da duka, akwai wasu nau'ikan tsuntsaye waɗanda suke son cin bumblebees.
Wadanne kwari ne suke kama da bumblebees?
Wani nau'in bumblebee ana kiransa cuckoo bumblebee. Suna yin wani abu da sauran bumblebees ba sa yi kwata-kwata: suna sa ƙwayayen su a cikin gidajen wasu bumblebees. Sannan suna kula da matasan cuckoo bumblebees. Wannan yayi kama da tsuntsun cuckoo.
Akwai nau'ikan ƙudan zuma da yawa waɗanda suke kama da kudan zuma. Hakanan suna da kiba da gashi. Amma suna da launi daban-daban fiye da bumblebees.
Bumblebee hoverfly yana ɗaya daga cikin ƴan nau'in ƙudaje waɗanda kuma suke kama da bumblebees. Wannan ba daidaituwa ba ne: waɗannan ƙudaje a zahiri ba su da lahani. Duk da haka, saboda suna kama da bumblebees masu karewa, abokan gaba suna barin su su kadai.