Iinkumba, ezinekhaya lazo elingqukuva, sesinye sezona zidalwa zaziwayo kwizilwanyana. Nangona ubukho bazo kwizitiya zethu bunokubonwa njengento ephazamisayo kwabanye, ezi mollusk zinomdla zidlala indima ebalulekileyo kwi-ecosystem. Ndiyakumema ukuba ufunde ngakumbi ngendawo yokuhlala kunye nendlela…
Iinkumba zizilwanyana ezinomdla kwaye zifumaneka kwiindawo ezahlukahlukeneyo ezimangalisayo kwihlabathi jikelele. Ubukhulu bazo, iimilo kunye nemibala yazo ziyahluka kakhulu. Bangamalungu elona qela likhulu le-mollusks, eyaziwa ngokuba yi-gastropods. Eli nqaku lijonge ukukuthatha kuluhlu oluneenkcukacha lweentlobo ezahlukeneyo zeenkumba ezikhoyo.
I-African Snails ezinomdla zizidalwa ezinomdla eziye zathimba ingqalelo yabathandi bezilwanyana ezingaqhelekanga kunye neengcali zokusingqongileyo ngokufanayo. Inzalelwane yase-Afrika, ezi mollusk azaziwa nje kuphela ngobukhulu bazo obunomtsalane, kodwa nangokuguquguquka kwazo kunye nefuthe elinokubakho kwi-ikhosistim eziziswa kuzo. Ima kancinci …
Ihlabathi leenkumba zasemanzini liyamangalisa kwaye liyahlukahluka, kunye neentlobo ezahlukeneyo ezilungiselelwe ubuninzi beendawo ezihlala emanzini. Nokuba ujonge ukongeza ezi zidalwa zinomdla kwi-aquarium yakho okanye ufuna nje ukuqonda ngakumbi malunga neentlobo ezikhoyo, esi sikhokelo sikunika ubutyebi bolwazi.
Umhlaba wezilwanyana unomdla kwaye uyoyikeka, uhlobo ngalunye luqhayisa ngezinto ezikhethekileyo ezahlulayo kwezinye. Iinkumba zona zinika imeko ebalaseleyo ngokuzala. Nangona uninzi lwethu sele luvile malunga neenkumba ngokuba zii-hermaphrodites, uninzi lwethu mhlawumbi aluyazi ngokuqinisekileyo...
Ihlabathi lezilwanyana belisoloko lisibangela umdla, ngokuhlukahlukana kwalo okubangel’ umdla kunye nokuguquguquka okumangalisayo, akunakwenzeka ukuba singatsaleleki kwizilwanyana zasendle ezisingqongileyo. Ngelixa zisenokungadumanga okanye zikhwankqise njengengwe yekhephu okanye ukhozi lwegolide, iinkumba zidlala indima ebalulekileyo kuninzi...
Iinkumba, izidalwa ezithandekayo neziqhelekileyo esihlala sizihoya. Nangona kunjalo, ibali lendlela eze ngayo emhlabeni inomdla njengobomi ababuphilayo emva kokuzalwa. Ukusukela kwiqanda ukuya ebudaleni, umjikelo wobomi benkumba ugcwele izinto ezinomdla kunye nemimangaliso ekufaneleyo…
Iinkumba zizidalwa ezinomdla esihlala sizibetha ngoyaba. Ezi zidalwa zincinci ziyinxalenye yekhonkco lokutya kwaye zidlala indima ebalulekileyo ekugcineni impilo ye-ecosystem. Nangona inkangeleko yabo ebuthathaka kunye nesantya esicothayo sinokucebisa ngenye indlela, iinkumba zizalwa zisindileyo, ezikwaziyo ukuziqhelanisa ne...
Akukho nto inqabileyo okanye ifihlakele kangako, iinkumba, ezo zidalwa zithwele iqokobhe lazo emqolo, zinokutya okwahlukileyo kwaye okwahlukeneyo okubonisa ukuguquguquka kwazo kunye nokuziqhelanisa neemeko ezahlukeneyo kunye neemeko. Yonke into efunekayo ukuze ibekho, ikhule kwaye ivelise kwakhona inokuba kwigqabi le lettuce...