UMary Allen
Umbungu ngumbungu webhabhathane nezinye izinambuzane. Umbungu uqandusela eqandeni. Itya kakhulu, ikhula ngokukhawuleza, kwaye emva koko i-pupates. Kwi-pupa, iguqula, iqandusele ize isolule amaphiko ebhabhathane.
Umzimba wombungu unamalungu amathathu: intloko, ithorax kunye nesisu. Intloko inzima kuba iqulethe i-chitin eninzi. Le yimpahla enekalika eninzi. Le mibungu inamehlo amathandathu kwicala ngalinye lentloko. Imilomo yeyona ibalulekileyo kuba umbungu unomsebenzi omnye kuphela: ukutya.
Iimopane zinemilenze eyi-16, ngoko ke izibini ezisibhozo. Nangona kunjalo, azifani zonke. Kukho iisternum ezintandathu emva kwentloko. Umbungu uneenyawo ezisibhozo zesisu kumbindi womzimba wawo. Le yimilenze emifutshane efana neekomityi zokufunxa. Ekugqibeleni, unemilenze emibini engaphezulu, ebizwa ngokuba "yi-pushers". Umbungu unemingxuma kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo zomzimba ephefumla ngawo.
Iimopane ziphuphuma kwaye ziguquke njani?
Okokuqala, umbungu ukhangela indawo efanelekileyo. Kuxhomekeka kuhlobo oluthile, inokufumaneka emagqabini, kwiintanda zexolo lomthi, okanye emhlabeni. Ezinye iimopane nazo zijikelezisa amagqabi ukuze zizifihle ngcono. Abanye bajinga phantsi, abanye bajonge phantsi.
Xa ulusu luqina kakhulu, umbungu uyawukhupha. Oku kwenzeka izihlandlo ezininzi. Lixesha lokugqibela phambi kokukhulelwa. Emva koko amadlala aso esigcawu aqalisa ukuvelisa incindi eshinyeneyo. Oku kuvela kwi-spinneret entloko. Umbungu uzisonga ngeentshukumo ezikrelekrele ngentloko yawo. Emoyeni, umsonto woma ngoko nangoko kwi-cocoon. Kwimeko yombungu wesilika, lo msonto unokude ukhululwe wenziwe isilika.
Kwi-cocoon, umbungu wakhiwa kwakhona ngokupheleleyo. Amalungu omzimba atshintsha kakhulu, kwaye kwanamaphiko akhula. Ngokuxhomekeke kwiintlobo, oku kuthatha iintsuku ezimbalwa okanye iiveki. Ekugqibeleni, ibhabhathane eliselula livula iqokobhe lalo, lirhubuluze lize livule amaphiko ebhabhathane.
Ziziphi iintshaba ezinazo iimopane?
Iintaka ezininzi, kuquka nezikhova, ziyathanda ukutya iimopane. Kodwa iimpuku kunye neempungutye nazo zineemopane kwimenyu yazo. Ooqongqothwane abaninzi, oonomeva kunye nezigcawu zidla ngokutya imibungu.
Iimopane azikwazi ukuzikhusela. Ke badinga ukufihlakala okulungileyo, yiyo loo nto uninzi lwabo luluhlaza okanye luntsundu. Abanye basebenzisa imibala eqaqambileyo ukuze benze ngathi banetyhefu. Amasele anetyhefu enza into enye. Nangona kunjalo, eminye imibungu eneneni inetyhefu ukuba uyayibamba. Emva koko kuvakala ngathi kubamba umnatha.
Iispiners zeProcession zinezakhono zazo. Le mibungu inamathela enye kwenye ukuze ifane neentambo ezinde. Mhlawumbi bakwenza oku ukuze amarhamncwa abo acinge ukuba umbungu yinyoka. Olu khuselo lukwasebenza.