UMary Allen
Oohlabamanzi balulandelelwano lwezinambuzane. Kukho malunga nama-85 eentlobo ezahlukeneyo eYurophu nangaphezulu kwama-5,000 kwihlabathi liphela. Amaphiko azo oluliweyo amalunga neesentimitha ezimbini ukuya kwishumi elinanye ubude. Uhlobo ngalunye lufikelela malunga neesentimitha ezingamashumi amabini.
Iidragonflies zinezibini ezimbini zamaphiko ezinokuthi zihambe ngokuzimeleyo. Ungayisebenzisa ukubhabha ngokujika kakhulu okanye uhlale emoyeni. Ezinye izidalwa zinokubhabha zibuye umva. Amaphiko aquka amathambo amahle. Phakathi kolula ulusu olubhityileyo, oluhlala lubonakala.
Oohlabamanzi ngamarhamncwa. Zibamba amaxhoba azo zibaleka. Imilenze yabo yangaphambili yenzelwe le njongo. Oohlabamanzi batya kakhulu ezinye izinambuzane, kwanoojekamanzi abaluhlobo lwabo. Iintshaba zabo ngamasele, iintaka namalulwane. Oonomeva, iimbovane, kunye nezigcawu zitya oohlabamanzi abancinci. Aba nabo baba ngamaxhoba ezityalo ezitya inyama.
Ngaphezu kwesiqingatha sezilwanyana zaseYurophu zisengozini, yaye ikota isengozini yokuphela. Iindawo abahlala kuzo ziyancipha ngenxa yokuba abantu bafuna ukulima kumhlaba othe chatha wendalo. Ukongezelela, amanzi angcolile, ngoko ke imibungu yedragonflies ayinakuphinda iphuhlise kuwo.
Zizala njani iidragonflies?
Oohlabamanzi badibana xa bebhabha kwaye bancamathelane. Zigoba ngendlela yokuba oku kudala ukumila komzimba okubizwa ngokuba livili lokukhwelana. Le yindlela amadlozi endoda angena ngayo kumzimba webhinqa. Ngamanye amaxesha inkunzi ibambelela kwisityalo.
Imazi idla ngokubeka amaqanda ayo emanzini. Ezinye iintlobo zikwabeka amaqanda phantsi kwexolo lomthi. Kwiqanda ngalinye, inqanaba lokuqala lombungu liyaqanduselwa, likhuphe ulusu lwalo. Ungumbungu wokwenene.
Imibungu ihlala emanzini iinyanga ezintathu ukuya kwiminyaka emihlanu. Ngeli xesha, uninzi lwabo luphefumla ngeegill zabo. Zitya imibungu yezinambuzane, oononkala abancinci, okanye ooonobhala. Imibungu kufuneka ikhuphe ulusu ngaphezulu kwamatyeli alishumi kuba ayikwazi ukukhula nayo.
Ekugqibeleni, umbungu uyawashiya amanzi uze uhlale phezu kwelitye okanye ubambelele kwisityalo. Emva koko ishiya iqokobhe layo lombungu ize isolule amaphiko ayo. Ukusukela ngoko ubeligongqongqo lokwenene. Njengoko kunjalo, nangona kunjalo, uhlala kuphela iiveki ezimbalwa okanye iinyanga ezimbalwa. Ngeli xesha kufuneka ilingane kwaye izalele amaqanda.