Bluebottles

© Johan Boshoff

IIgama Leentsapho Eziqhelekileyo

iBluebottles

Igama Lezesayensi

Physaliidae

Ubungakanani

Umkhukula ukhula ufike kwi-30 cm, iintente ukuya ku-50 m.

Ukukhangeleka

Ubumba obu bomvu 'obhendi' obuhambayo, kunye neentente ezide ezixhomekeke ngezantsi. Ezinye zihlala zingenanto ngaphandle kwesikhumba esahlukileyo.

Inkcukacha Jikelelele

Inzala kaPhysaliidae iwela phantsi kwe-Siphonophora order (ayinayo i-medusa ecacileyo njengejellyfish). Iququzelele abane abanezodwa ezikhethekileyo kwelinye; i-float, i-tentacles, izitho kunye nezitho zesini. Kukho asele kwaye kunene abantu banikezelwa kwaye ezi zivuthelwa kwi-port kunye ne-starboard ngokwabo. Bamba amaxhoba abo kunye ne-nematocyst (iiseli ezinqabileyo) kwiimitha. Ukuzaliswa kobudlelwane ngokwesini kunye nomama kunye namaqanda akhutshwe emanzini.

Ukutya

Ukutya iintlanzi, izibungu zeentlanzi kunye neepeppopps.

Ukufumaneka

Ivela kuwo onke amalwandle ashushu kunye nezolimo zasemhlabeni.

Iindidi Eziqhelekileyo

Iqhosha eliBlue - Porenda porpita
Bluebottle - Physalia physalis
Ngomkhumbi womoya - Velella sp.