Bluebottles

Igama Layo

I-Bluebottles

Igama Lesayensi

Physaliidae

Ubukhulu

Akhula aze abe wu-30 cm, abe nezingalo ezithi azibe wu-50 cm

Ibonakala Kanjani

Ibonakala ngesinye esiluhlaza sasibhakabhaka esintanta emanzini, bese iba nezingadlwana ezinde ezilenga ngaphansi. Ezinye ziyizicaba kanti futhi azinazo izinyama.

Ulwazi Olubalulekile

Imindeni yamaPhysaliidae ingena ngaphansi kweSiphonophora (awafani nezinhlanzi eziyikazelayo). Inhlanzi ngayinye ihlukene kane; amazenge, ongadlwana nobulili ngokocansi. Zisebenzisa amacala angakwesokudla nangakwesobunxele. Zibamba isilwane ezifuna ukusidla ngezitho zaso ezihlabayo. Uma zizolalana amaqanda nembewu kuchithwa emanzini.

Zidlani

Zidla izinhlanzi, onoshobishoBi namaxoxo.

Zizalana Kanjani

Zizalana kuwo wonke amazinga okushisa olwandle emhlabeni.

Izinhlobo Zazo

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