Bluebottles

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Igama Lomndenazo Elijayelekileko

Bluebottles

Igama Lesayensi

Physaliidae

Ubukhulu

Incenye esiza ifesi ukunzinza ngemanzini ingakhula beyibe masenthimitha amatjhumi amathathu, kuthi incenye eyinyama enganamathambo ikhule beyibe masenthimitha amatjhumi amahlanu.

Ikambiso Yokufanisa

Zimhlobo walezo zesinya sombala ohlaza nesivamise ukuzakama ngaso emanzini, kanye nenyama ede elenga ngaphasi. Ezinye zivame ukuba sipara ngaphandle kwesinya esihlukileko.

Ilwazi Elivamileko

Umndeni we-Physaliidae uwela ngaphasi kwerhemo le-Siphonophora (umehlukuko kukuthi azinakho ukuhluka okufana nowomhlobo we-medusa jellyfish). Wakhiwe ngemikhakha emine umunye; ekufaka hlangana incenye esiza ukunzinza ngemanzini, incenye eyinyama enganamathambo phakathi kanye nezitho zobulili. Zimhlobo okghona ukusebenzisa womabili amahlongothazo (isidla nesincele) begodu lezo zisenza njengendlela yemikhumbi yokungasebenzisi iphehlo ngemanzini.
Zibamba ukudla ngokusebenzisa incenyazo eziluma ngayo netholakala ngaphakathi kwencenye yenyama enganamathambo. Ukubekela kwazo kukhuthazwa kuhlangana kwazo ngokuthi eduna yabele esikazi imbewu yokubekelisa nofana yesapho, kuthi amaqanda ziwakhiphele khona ngemanzini.

Ukudla Kwazo

Ziphila ngokudla ezinye iimfesi, amadzinyana wezinye iimfesi kanye nama-cephalopods.

Ukusabalala Kwazo

Zitholakala kiwo woke amalwandle womhlaba wezinga elifuthumeleko kanye nelitjhisako.

Imihlobazo Ejayelekileko

Blue button - Porpita porpita
Bluebottle - Physalia physalis
By the wind sailor - Velella sp.