UMary Allen
Izintuthwane, izinyosi, nomuhlwa nakho kuvame ukuba abafileyo bazo ngokuwasusa noma ngokuwangcwaba endaweni yawo. Ngenxa yokuthi lezi zinambuzane zihlala emiphakathini eminyene futhi zichayeka emagciwaneni amaningi, ukuthola abafileyo kuyindlela yokuvimbela izifo.
Ingabe izintuthwane zingalila?
Abacwaningi baye babona ngisho nezintuthwane ezigulayo zishiya isidleke ukuze zife ukuze zingatheleli ezinye. Lapho imfene ifa, lonke iqembu liwela osizini olukhulu.
Kwenzekani ngemva kokufa kwendlovukazi yezintuthwane?
Uma indlovukazi ifa, ikoloni nayo iyafa (ngaphandle uma kune-polygyny yesibili). Ukufa kweqembu akuhlangene nhlobo nokudideka noma ukulahlekelwa “umholi” okuthiwa!
Zingaki izintuthwane eziyizindlovukazi emgodini owodwa?
Nakuba kungase kube nomholi oyedwa esidlekeni sezinyosi, ngezinye izikhathi kungase kube nezintuthwane eziyindlovukazi ezingaphezu kweyodwa endaweni yezintuthwane. Kwezinye izimo izindlovukazi ezimbalwa zihlala ngaphansi kophahla olulodwa. Nokho, bashintsha indlela yabo yokuphila kancane.
Kungani izintuthwane zifa?
Izidalwa zomphakathi ziba nesizungu lapho zihlukaniswa unomphela kwezinye izinhlobo zezilwane ezihlala kuzo - futhi zifa ngokushesha uma zingakwazi okungenani ukubiza uhlelo oluphuthumayo.
Ingabe intuthwane inawo ubuchopho?
Sidlulwa kuphela izintuthwane: phela ingqondo yazo yenza amaphesenti ayisithupha esisindo somzimba wazo. Intuthwane evamile enabantu abangu-400,000 cishe inenani lamangqamuzana obuchopho afanayo nomuntu.
Uba kanjani indlovukazi yezintuthwane?
Indlovukazi iyodwa enquma ukuthi iqanda liyakhula libe eleduna noma elensikazi. Uma amaqanda engasitholi isidoda lapho ebekwa - okungukuthi uma ehlala engavundile - abesilisa bakhula kuwo. Izisebenzi nezinsikazi eziya ocansini (izindlovukazi zakamuva) zivela emaqandeni avundisiwe.
Ibizwa ngani intuthwane yesifazane?
Iqoqo lezintuthwane linendlovukazi, abasebenzi nabesilisa. Izisebenzi azinabulili, okusho ukuthi abesilisa noma abesifazane, futhi abanamaphiko.
Ingabe izintuthwane zingalala?
Yebo, intuthwane ilele ngempela. Kungaba kubi uma evele ahambe ephindela emuva impilo yakhe yonke. Inganekwane yentuthwane ekhuthele ayilona iqiniso nakulo mqondo. Kunezigaba zokuphumula umuntu adlula kuzo.
Kungani izintuthwane zilokhu zibuya?
Izinhlobo eziningi zezilwane zingena ezakhiweni zifuna ukudla - zingena ngaphakathi ngezikhala, amalunga noma imifantu kanye nezicabha namafasitela avuzayo futhi ziye khona ziyofuna ushukela, uju, ujamu noma okunye ukudla okunoshukela noma okunamaprotheni.
Ingabe intuthwane ingabhukuda?
Izilwane zazikwazi ukukhasa ezifeni zomoya noma ukubhukuda emanzini. Ziwukuphela kwezintuthwane emhlabeni ezingaphila endaweni ehlala icwila emanzini. Izintuthwane (Polyrhachs sokolova) zazikwazi ngisho nokuthutha ukudla zikuyise esidlekeni ngamanzi.
Kungani izintuthwane zigijima ziye emuva naphambili?
Izintuthwane ziphila impilo enezigigaba. Lokhu kusebenza ekugcineni isiyalo nokuhleleka esidlekeni kanye nokuhlola imvelo. Ukunyakaza kuwumgogodla wombuso. Ukuma nje kungaba ukufa kwakhe.
Izintuthwane zenzani ngabafile?
Izintuthwane, izinyosi, nomuhlwa nakho kuvame ukuba abafileyo bazo ngokuwasusa noma ngokuwangcwaba endaweni yawo. Ngenxa yokuthi lezi zinambuzane zihlala emiphakathini eminyene futhi zichayeka emagciwaneni amaningi, ukulahla abafileyo kuwuhlobo oluthile lokuvimbela izifo.
Ingabe intuthwane inemizwa?
Nginombono futhi wokuthi izintuthwane azikwazi ukuzwa imizwa ngoba zenza nje ngomzwelo wemvelo. Konke kuzungeza ukusinda kwe-superorganism, izilwane ngazinye azinancazelo. Usizi nenjabulo, angicabangi ukuthi lezi zimfanelo azingeni ngempela empilweni yowesifazane osebenzayo.
Kudingeka zingaki izintuthwane ukuthwala umuntu?
Izintuthwane ziphakathi kwezidalwa ezinamandla kunazo zonke. Eyedwa, angathwala isisindo esiphindwe kamashumi amane. Eqenjini, bangakwazi ngisho nokuphakamisa imithwalo efinyelela ku-50 amagremu - ngesisindo somzimba esingaphansi kwama-milligrams ayishumi ngayinye.