UMary Allen
Izintuthwane ezingama-bulldog zivame ukubhekwa njengezinolaka. Ngokusho kwe-Guinness Book of World Records, intuthwane ye-bulldog ibhekwa "njengentuthwane eyingozi kakhulu emhlabeni". Sekube nezingozi ezintathu ezibulala abantu kusukela ngo-1936, eyokugcina yabikwa ngo-1988.
Yiziphi izintuthwane eziyingozi kubantu?
- Izintuthwane zomshayeli.
- Izintuthwane zasendlini.
- Umvuni wezintuthwane.
- Izintuthwane zikaFaro
- Intuthwane yase-Argentina.
- Intuthwane ebomvu yomlilo.
- Intuthwane Yesipina Esiphuzi.
- Intuthwane yeLeafcutter.
Ingabe intuthwane yamahora angu-24 iyabulala?
Udosi lwayo lunikeza ubuthi obunamandla i-poneratoxin. Lokhu kukhubaza inyamazane noma kuvikela abahlaseli. Kubantu, ukuhlaba kubangela ubuhlungu obukhulu. Udosi kuthiwa ukulunywa yisinambuzane esibuhlungu kunabo bonke.
Yiziphi izintuthwane ezingaluma?
Izintuthwane ngokuvamile zingaluma ngemihlathi yazo (ama-mandibles). Amalungu kuphela ezintuthwane zezikali zomndeni ongaphansi - okuhlanganisa izintuthwane zokhuni, izintuthwane zasemgwaqweni, izintuthwane ezibaziyo - zijova uketshezi olunobuthi kumhlaseli, kungaba kude noma ngqo endaweni yokulunywa.
Kwenzekani uma ulunywe intuthwane ebomvu?
Ukulunywa yintuthwane yomlilo ngokuvamile kubangela ubuhlungu obuseduze kanye nokuvuvukala okubomvu okunyamalala phakathi nemizuzu engu-45. Ibhamuza libe seliqhuma, eligqabuka phakathi kwezinsuku ezimbili kuya kwezingu-2, ngokuvamile okuholela ekuthelelekeni.
Kungani izintuthwane zichama?
Izintuthwane eziningi ziyakwazi “ukuchama” i-asidi. Yebo, i-formic acid. Futhi ivutha kakhulu. Ikakhulukazi uma izintuthwane eziningana zigasela esikhumbeni esingenalutho.
Okufanele ukwenze uma intuthwane ichama
Izinambuzane azichami, kodwa fafaza le-formic acid ukuze zizivikele. Ezinye izintuthwane, njengezintuthwane ze-Formica, zisebenzisa kuphela isifutho se-formic acid njengesivikelo.
Ingabe intuthwane ingaluma?
Ukunikeza konke okucacile kusengaphambili: akuzona zonke izintuthwane ezingaluma. Kodwa izinhlobo ezithile kuphela, njengezintuthwane zomlilo (okungezona ezendabuko kithi). Indlela abasebenzisa ngayo idivayisi yabo yokugwaza ithwetshulwe okokuqala ngqa ngokunyakaza kancane kanye nokucija okungakaze kubonwe kwemininingwane.
Ingabe izintuthwane zisezinhlungwini?
Banezitho zezinzwa abangakwazi ukuzwa ngazo izisusa zobuhlungu. Kodwa cishe izilwane eziningi ezingenamgogodla azibazi ubuhlungu ngenxa yesakhiwo sazo sobuchopho esilula - ngisho nezikelemu kanye nezinambuzane.
Yini elimaza izintuthwane?
Laba bahlaziyi bafafaza i-formic acid esikhundleni salokho. Lokhu kunenzuzo yokuthi bangakwazi ukuzivikela endaweni ethile. Lapho i-asidi ingena emanxebeni, ayikhululekile ikakhulukazi. I-Formic acid nayo iyingxenye yezinyosi kanye ne-jellyfish venom.
Ingabe izintuthwane ezindizayo zingaluma?
Ngokuvamile kunezinhlobo ezimbili ezitholakala ezingadini zasekhaya. Intuthwane yasengadini ephuzi (Lasius flavus) kanye nezintuthwane zasengadini ezimnyama-mpunga (Lasius niger). Izintuthwane ezindizayo nezinye izintuthwane zaseYurophu azilumi noma azilumi. Bafuna umaqondana kuphela ngakho-ke abahlali endaweni eyodwa isikhathi eside.
Ingabe izintuthwane ezinkulu ziyingozi?
Izintuthwane eziyingozi kunazo zonke eJalimane intuthwane encane kakhulu kaFaro. Izisebenzi zicishe zibe ngamamilimitha amabili ubude ngakho-ke zivame ukungena ezindlini kalula ngemifantu emincane nemifantu.