Bluebottles
Emabhodlela Laluhlata Losasibhakabhaka

© Johan Boshoff

Ligama Lemndeni Lelatiwako

Emabhodlela Laluhlata Losasibhakabhaka (Bluebottles)

Ligama le Sayensi

Physaliidae

Linani

Kundanda kutsatsa emasentimitha lamashumi lamatsatfu, incenye yemtimba wayo ingangemashumi lasihlanu emamitha.

Kutichaza

Inelibala leliluhlata losasibhakabhaka ‘sinye’ lesindandako, nencenye yemtimba lelula lelenga ngaphansi. Letinye tipatalele letite sinye lesibonakalako/lesehlukile.

Satiso Sebantfu Bonkhe

Umndeni we Physaliidae uwela ngephansi kwendlela ye Siphonophora (atinayo lentfo lebonakalako ye medusa njenge jellyfish). Itfwele tintfo letine letihamba ngakunye; lokundanda, incenye yemtimba lelula, titfo temtimba kanye naleto titfo temtimba letigijimisa ingati.
Timfishi letinesencele nesekudla futsi leti takhelwe kutfwala kanye nekubangesekudla titodvwa. Tibamba tinyamatane tato ngetinhlayiya (tinhlayiya letisutelako) kuncenye yemtimba. Titfo tekutala tihlangana nesidvodza kanye nemacandza lakhokhelwa emantini.

Kudla Kwato

Tidla timfishi, tibungu tetimfishi kanye netilwane letinetintfo letindze letilula njenge octopuse.

Kuhambisa

Tivela ngatotonkhe tinhlobo tekushisha/kubandza kanye naselwandle lolusetindzaweni letishisako mhlabawonkhe.

Emacembu Latiwako

Likinobho Leliluhlata Losasibhakabhaka - Porpita porpita
Libhodlela Leliluhlata Losasibhakabhaka - Physalia physalis
Ngekuhhusha Kwemkhumbi - Velella sp.