UMary Allen
Ama-Millipedes abukeka njengezibungu, kodwa azikho. Zinemilenze emincane eminingi, yingakho zibizwa ngegama. Nokho, ukuqokwa kwegama akucacile ngokuphelele. Ngezinye izikhathi ama-bipeds kuphela abizwa ngokuthi ama-millipedes, amanye njengama-centipedes. Bese kuba khona nama-lycopod kanye nalawo ahamba kancane.
Ama-Millipedes ayingxenye ye-phylum Arthropods, kanye nezinambuzane, izinkalankala, ama-arachnids, nama-trilobite angasekho. Lezi zikhona kuphela njengezinsalela. Ama-Millipedes atholakala emhlabeni wonke.
Okufanayo bonke ukuthi umzimba wabo uqukethe ikhanda nomzimba. Kodwa-ke, lezi azihlukaniswa komunye nomunye ngentamo encane, njengoba kunjalo nenyosi, isibonelo. Kubukeka kufana nakho konke esiqeshini esisodwa. Umzimba wakhiwe izindandatho zomzimba ngamunye ezibizwa ngokuthi amasegmenti.
Wonke ama-millipedes aphefumula nge-tracheae. Lezi iziteshi zomoya ezinhle eziholela yonke indawo ngesikhumba ukuya emzimbeni. Zibekela amaqanda lapho amaphuphu achanyuselwa khona. Ama-Millipedes athanda ukuhlala ezindaweni ezinomswakama, njengaphansi kwehlathi noma kumquba. Basiza ukwenza i-humus, umhlabathi omusha. Balala emini futhi bamatasa lapho kuhwalala nasebusuku.
Ahluke kanjani ama-centipedes?
Ama-millipedes wangempela anamapheya amabili emilenze engxenyeni ngayinye yomzimba, okungukuthi imilenze emibili kwesokunxele nemibili kwesokudla. Yingakho bebizwa nangokuthi ama-biped. Kodwa akekho umuntu ofinyelela izinyawo eziyinkulungwane. I-California millipede ibamba irekhodi cishe ngamamitha angu-750. Nokho, ayikhuli ngisho namasentimitha amane ubude. Idla izinsalela zezitshalo.
Ama-Centipedes anemilenze eyodwa kuphela engxenyeni ngayinye yomzimba. Bangabazingeli. Zingashaya ngesivinini sombani njengenyoka futhi zibambe inyamazane yazo ngemilenze yazo. Esebenzisa izinzipho zawo ezinobuthi emakhanda azo, akhubaza inyamazane yawo futhi alinde ukuba ife. Bese bedla ukudla kwabo.
Ama-Micropod angama-intshi ubude kuphela. Azinawo umbala womzimba kodwa zimhlophe ngokuphaphathekile. Zihlala endaweni engaphezulu yenhlabathi, ngaphansi kobulongwe benkomo, noma ngaphansi kwamatshe. Zidla izingxenye zezitshalo ezifile noma eziphilayo. Ama-Micropod angaphindaphindeka ngokushesha kakhulu futhi abe uhlupho ezinkulisa.
Izinyawo ezincane zincane, cishe amamilimitha amabili ubude. Ngakho kuthatha izilwane ezinhlanu ndawonye ngesentimitha elilodwa. Zihlala futhi endaweni engaphezulu yenhlabathi. Okudliwayo akukakacwaningwa ngokugcwele. Ngokunokwenzeka zidla imicu ye-fungal. Lezi yizingxenye zamakhowe alele emhlabathini, uhlobo olufana nezimpande.