UMary Allen
Kukho iimbovane eziqikelelwa kwi-10,000 9,500 leebhiliyoni emhlabeni, eziziindidi ezingama-XNUMX XNUMX zeembovane, yaye xa zizonke ezinobunzima obulingana nabo bonke abantu behlabathi bedibene.
Zinkulu kangakanani iimbovane ezinkulu ehlabathini?
Olona didi imbovane luphilayo lusenokwenzeka ukuba luzezembovane zomkhosi; ukumkanikazi we-Dorylus molestus, umzekelo, unokufikelela kwi-8 cm ubude (physogastric) kwisigaba sokumisa, ngaphandle koko i-6.8 cm. I-Camponotus gigas queens ikhula ibe yi-5 cm ubude.
Ngaba imbovane inentliziyo?
Umbuzo unokuphendulwa ngokuthi “Ewe!” impendulo, kodwa akukho nto ilula kangako. Izinambuzane zineentliziyo, kodwa azinakufaniswa nentliziyo yomntu.
Ngaba imbovane inabo ingqondo?
Sigqithwa kuphela ziimbovane: emva kwayo yonke loo nto, ingqondo yazo ithatha iipesenti ezintandathu zobunzima bomzimba wazo. Imbovane eqhelekileyo enabantu abangama-400,000 inenani elilinganayo leeseli zengqondo nezomntu.
Zingaphi iimbovane kwikoloni nganye?
Ukumkanikazi omnye okanye ngaphezulu kunye nabasebenzi abazizigidi ezili-100,000 ukuya kwezi-5 bahlala kwiimbovane. Kodwa kukwakho neentlobo zeembovane ezihlala ngabasebenzi abambalwa.
Ngaba imbovane ilumkile?
Njengabantu ngabanye, iimbovane azinakuzinceda, kodwa njengeqela, zisabela ngokukhawuleza nangokufanelekileyo kwindawo yazo. Obu buchule bubizwa ngokuba bubukrelekrele obuqokelelweyo okanye bubukrelekrele bombutho.
Ngaba imbovane inamazinyo?
Ewe, iimbovane zinamazinyo, njengokuba nabani na owakhe wanyathela induli yeembovane engqina.
Imbovane inamehlo amangaphi?
Iimbovane zidla ngokuba namehlo amancinci kodwa aphuhle kakuhle anamehlo angamakhulu ambalwa (kwiPogonomyrmex malunga nama-400, amanani afanayo kuninzi lweminye igenera).
Kutheni iimbovane zithwala abafileyo bazo?
Iimbovane, iinyosi, neentubi nazo zikholisa ukuba abafileyo bazo ngokuzisusa okanye ngokuzingcwaba. Ekubeni ezi zinambuzane zihlala kwiindawo ezixineneyo yaye zichanabeke kwiintsholongwane ezininzi, ukulahla izidumbu luhlobo oluthile lokuthintela izifo.
Uba yindlovukazi njani?
Ngukumkanikazi yedwa ogqibayo ukuba iqanda liyakhula libe yinkunzi okanye imazi. Ukuba amaqanda akafumani nabuphi na ubudoda xa ebekwa – okt ukuba ahlala engekachumisi – iinkunzi zikhula kuwo. Abasebenzi kunye nabasetyhini ababelana ngesondo (iindlovukazi zamva) zivela kumaqanda aqhanyiweyo.
Kwenzeka ntoni xa imbovane engukumkanikazi efile?
Ngamanye amaxesha iimbovane ezimbini ziqala ikoloni entsha kunye. Ukuba omnye wookumkanikazi uyafa ngaphambi kokuba iimbovane zabasebenzi bokuqala zifike, imbovane engukumkanikazi eseleyo iya kubonisa “indlela yokungcwaba” njengokuluma okanye ukungcwaba isidumbu.
Ngaba iimbovane zingalala?
Ewe, imbovane ngokuqinisekileyo ilele. Bekuya kuba nzima ukuba ebenokuhamba abuye naphambili ubomi bakhe bonke. Intsomi yembovane ekhutheleyo ayiyonyani nakule ngqiqo. Kukho izigaba zokuphumla athi umntu aphumle kuzo.
Ibizwa ntoni imbovane?
Iqela leembovane linokumkanikazi, abasebenzi kunye neenkunzi. Abasebenzi abanazo iintlobano zesini, okuthetha ukuba abangamadoda okanye ababhinqileyo, kwaye abanamaphiko.
Ngaba imbovane iyimfama?
Amehlo aphuhliswa kakubi kakhulu phantse kuzo zonke iimbovane, ngoko ke ahlala elungile kuphela ekuboneni umahluko wokuqaqamba okanye iintshukumo kwimo engqongileyo. Ezinye iintlobo zinamehlo akhule kakuhle kwaye ziyakwazi ukubona iicontours.
Ngaba iimbovane zinokutya abantu?
Ngenxa yokuba iinambuzane ziyingxenye yokutya kwansuku zonke ubuncinane abantu beebhiliyoni ezimbini, i-UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) ibonise ingxelo ebanzi ngoMvulo. Iinyosi, iimbovane, oohlabamanzi kunye neecicada nazo zigqalwa njengezinto ezityiwayo.
Ngaba iimbovane zinetyhefu?
Kwelinye icala, iimbovane ezininzi zinemilomo, esetyenziselwa zombini ukutya kunye nokuzikhusela, kwaye kwelinye icala, izixhobo ezinetyhefu: Ngokuhlaba esiswini, zinokutofa ityhefu ngqo kutshaba.