UMary Allen
I-anole eluhlaza, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-anole ebomvu, iwuhlobo lwesibankwa esitholakala kuyo yonke indawo eseningizimu-mpumalanga ye-United States ukusuka empumalanga yeTexas kuya eningizimu yeVirginia. I-anole eluhlaza ngokuvamile icishe ibe ngu-5 kuya ku-8 cm ubude, kanti eyesifazane ngokuvamile iba mncane. Imizimba yazo mide futhi izacile inekhanda elincane nekhala elicijile. Umsila ungaba mude ngokuphindwe kabili kunengxenye eyinhloko yomzimba.
I-anole yesilisa eluhlaza ine-“wumple” ebomvana, noma isikhumba esilenga emphinjeni. Amazolo akhonjiswa eyeduna ukuze ahehe abesifazane futhi emibukisweni yendawo kwamanye abesilisa. Lezi zibonisi zendawo nazo zivame ukuhambisana nokubhobozwa kwekhanda.
Ama-anoles aluhlaza anamandla okushintsha umbala kusuka koluhlaza kuya kunsundu ukuya kompunga. Imibala iyahlukahluka kuye ngesimo, indawo kanye nempilo yenyoni. Lesi sici saholela esiteketisoni esidumile esithi "i-chameleon yaseMelika", nakuba engewona ama-chameleon eqiniso, futhi ikhono labo lokushintsha umbala lilinganiselwe.
Lezi zibankwa zivame ukutholakala ezihlahleni, ezihlahleni, nasezindongeni nasezintangweni. Badinga uhlaza oluningi, izindawo ezinomthunzi, nendawo enomswakama. Ukudla kwazo kuqukethe ikakhulukazi izinambuzane ezincane nezicabucabu, ezizitholayo futhi zizilandele ngokubona ukunyakaza. Uma izama ukubalekela umhlaseli, i-anole eluhlaza ngokuvamile "izowisa" umsila wayo ngesenzo esaziwa ngokuthi ukuzimela. Umsila uzoqhubeka nokunyakaza ukuze uphazamise umhlaseli futhi unikeze i-anole isikhathi sokubaleka.
Ama-anoles aluhlaza ahlangana ngasekupheleni kukaMashi nasekuqaleni kuka-Okthoba. Ezinsikazi zizalela iqanda elilodwa emhlabathini omanzi, ezihlahleni, nasezikhunini ezibolile. Ngesikhathi somjikelezo wokukhwelana, eyesikazi ngokuvamile ingazalela iqanda njalo ngemva kwamasonto amabili. Amaqanda mancane abukeka njengesikhumba futhi achanyuselwa cishe emasontweni amahlanu kuya kwayisikhombisa.
Ama-anoles aluhlaza ayizilwane ezifuywayo ezivamile ezindaweni ezikuzo, futhi ngokuvamile abhekwa njengesilwane esihuquzelayo sokuqala sabaqalayo. Azibizi, kulula ukuzinakekela futhi zondle, futhi azikubekezeleli ukushintsha okuncane kwezinga lokushisa njengezinye izilwane ezihuquzelayo. Ngokuvamile zigcinwa njengezilwane ezifuywayo ezibonakalayo njengoba zingathandi ukuphathwa njalo.
Njengezilwane ezifuywayo, abesilisa bangahlaliswa nezinsikazi eziningi njengoba indawo enempilo izovuma, kodwa abesilisa akufanele bagcinwe ndawonye. Amaduna ayindawo - uma ehlaliswa ndawonye, iduna elibusayo lizoqhubeka lihlasele futhi lihlukumeze eyeduna encane ize ife. Iduna elilodwa lingacasulwa ngisho nasezinkundleni zokuxhumana ngokusebenzisa isibuko ukuze isibankwa sizibone.
Ingabe ama-anole aluhlaza angaba nezithelo?
Ama-anoles ayizinambuzane, ngakho-ke yondla amakhilikithi amancane, ama- mealworm ambalwa, nezimpukane zezithelo ezingenandiza. Ama-anoles nawo aphuza umpe, futhi angaphakelwa izingcezu ezincane zezithelo kanye nenani elincane lezithelo ezihlanzekile, njengokudla kwezingane.
Kuyini ukudla okuthandayo kwama-anoles aluhlaza?
I-anole eluhlaza idla izicabucabu, izimpukane, amakhilikithi, amabhungane amancane, amabhu, izimvemvane, ama-slugs amancane, izikelemu, izintuthwane kanye nomuhlwa.
Yiziphi izithelo nemifino ezingadliwa ama-anoles aluhlaza?
Bake babonakale bedla yonke into kusukela kumabhungane, izicabucabu, izimbungulu, izimpukane, omiyane, izintuthwane, izikelemu, amagrub, izimpethu, iminenke, ama-slugs, amakhilikithi nezinye i-arthropods. Ama-anoles aluhlaza nawo azodla izinto zezitshalo ezifana namacembe ezimbali, okusanhlamvu, imbewu, namaqabunga. Izithelo ezihlukahlukene, imifino, namakhambi nakho kuyimidlalo efanelekile.
Ingabe ama-anole aluhlaza angadla ubhanana?
Ama-anoles angadla izithelo ezihlukahlukene ezihlanganisa ama-apula, ubhanana, amagilebhisi namakhabe.
Uwenza kanjani ama-anoles aluhlaza ajabule?
Dala futhi ulondoloze umswakama ngokugcina isitsha samanzi se-anole sigcwele nangokufaka inkungu isilwane sakho esifuywayo kanye nendawo yokuhlala izikhathi ezi-2 kuya kwezi-3 ngosuku. Noma sebenzisa i-fogger ezenzakalelayo, i-mister noma i-drip system. Ungasebenzisa futhi i-substrate yokugcina umswakama njenge-coconut fiber kanye ne-moss. Ama-anoles angama-diurnal, okusho ukuthi asebenza phakathi nosuku.
Ama-anoles angahlala isikhathi esingakanani engadli?
Endle, i-anole eluhlaza ingahamba ngaphandle kokudla kuze kube yizinsuku ezingu-7-30. Lokhu kuyahlukahluka kakhulu kuye ngeminyaka, indawo, uhlobo, kanye ne-ecosystem ekhona.