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- Ukuqomisana
- Izibungu zovemvane i-monarch
- Izimvemvane zikaMethusela
- ukuhlala ebusika
- Izilwane ezidla butterfly
uvemvane i-monarch, UDanaus plexippus, uyi-lepidopteran umehluko wayo omkhulu nezinye izinhlobo zezimvemvane ukuthi ihamba ihlanganisa inani elikhulu lamakhilomitha.
Ivemvane i-monarch inomjikelezo wokuphila oyingqayizivele, ohlukahluka kuye ngesizukulwane okwenzeka ukuthi siphile. Umjikelezo wayo wempilo ojwayelekile ulandelayo: uphila izinsuku ezine njengeqanda, amasonto ama-2 njengesibungu, izinsuku eziyi-10 njenge-chrysalis namasonto amabili kuye kwayisithupha njengovemvane oludala.
Kodwa-ke, izimvemvane ezichanyuselwa kusukela ngasekupheleni kuka-Agasti kuze kufike ekuqaleni kwekwindla, phila izinyanga eziyi-9. Babizwa ngeMethuselah Generation, futhi yizimvemvane ezisuka eCanada ziye eMexico futhi okuphambene nalokho. Qhubeka ufunde le ndatshana yePeritoAnimal lapho sikutshela wonke amaphuzu afanele kakhulu we ukufuduka kovemvane i-monarch.
Ukuqomisana
Izimvemvane zeMonarch zikala phakathi kuka-9 kuye ku-10 cm, enesisindo sengxenye yegremu. Abesifazane bancane, banamaphiko amancane futhi banombala omnyama. Abesilisa banomthambo emaphikweni abo lokho khipha ama-pheromones.
Ngemuva kokukhwelana, zibekela amaqanda ezitshalweni ezibizwa nge-Asclepias (imbali yovemvane). Lapho izibungu zizalwa, zidla lonke iqanda kanye nesitshalo uqobo.
Izibungu zovemvane i-monarch
Njengoba isibungu sidla imbali yovemvane, siguquka sibe yisibungu esinephethini enemigqa ejwayelekile yalolu hlobo.
Amacimbi nezimvemvane ze-monarch zinokunambitheka okungathandeki ezilwaneni ezidla ezinye. Ngaphandle kokunambitheka kwayo okubi futhi inobuthi.
Izimvemvane zikaMethusela
izimvemvane ezithi ukusuka eCanada uye eMexico ohambweni lokuya nokubuya, ube nempilo ende ngokungajwayelekile. Lesi sizukulwane esikhetheke kakhulu esisibiza ngeMethuselah Generation.
Izimvemvane zeMonarch zifudukela ngaseningizimu ngasekupheleni kwehlobo nasekwindla. Bemboza ngaphezu kwama-5000 km ukufinyelela lapho beya khona eMexico noma eCalifornia ukuchitha ubusika. Ngemuva kwezinyanga ezinhlanu, ngesikhathi sentwasahlobo isizukulwane sikaMethusela sibuyele enyakatho. Kule nhlangano, izigidi zamakhophi ziyafuduka.
ukuhlala ebusika
Izimvemvane ezivela empumalanga yamaRoyy Mountains ubusika eMexico, ngenkathi lezo zisentshonalanga nohla lwezintaba ubusika eCalifornia. Izimvemvane ezinkulu zaseMexico zasebusika e-pine nasezihlahleni ze-spruce ezingaphezu kwamamitha ayi-3000 ukuphakama.
Izifunda eziningi lapho izimvemvane ze-monarch zihlala khona ebusika zamenyezelwa ngonyaka we-2008: Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. Izimvemvane ze-monarch zaseCalifornia zilala ebusika emahlathini e-eucalyptus.
Izilwane ezidla butterfly
Izimvemvane ezindala zamakhosi namacimbi azo anobuthi, kodwa ezinye izinhlobo zezinyoni namagundane ziyingozi ivikelekile kubuthi bayo. Inyoni eyodwa engadla uvemvane lwe-monarch yi Pheucticus melanocephalus. Le nyoni nayo iyafuduka.
Kukhona izimvemvane ze-monarch ezingahambi futhi zihlale unyaka wonke eMexico.
