Ama-orchid angesinye sezitshalo ezinelukuluku nenhle kakhulu emhlabeni. Yize iningi lezinhlobo zihlala emahlathini asezindaweni ezishisayo, iqiniso ukuthi kukhona ezinye esingazithola ezindaweni ezipholile. Enye yazo yi- Ophrys fusca.
Akusona isitshalo esitshalwa kabanzi njengesihlobiso, kodwa hhayi ngoba kungenjalo, kodwa ngoba ukuphindaphindeka kwaso ekulimeni akulula, futhi kufanele futhi kukhunjulwe ukuthi akuvunyelwe ukukhipha izibonelo endaweni yazo. Noma kunjalo, kumnandi kakhulu ukuhlangana naye.
Uhlala kuphi?
I-protagonist yethu, edume kakhulu ngokuthi i-black bee orchid, indlu emnyama, inyosi encane, izindelakazi, izindelakazi noma i-fusca fly, kuyisitshalo esikhulu esidabuka esifundeni saseMedithera. ESpain sikuthola empumalanga yeNhlonhlo Yase-Iberia, kanye naseziqhingini zaseBaleria.
Indawo yayo engokwemvelo ngamahlathi, iminqumo, ama-scrublands namadlelo, lapho ikhula khona njengesitshalo somhlaba esifinyelela ubude obungamasentimitha angama-40.
Yiziphi izici ze- Ophrys fusca?
Lena i-orchid ukuthi ngasekupheleni kwehlobo kuthuthukisa i-rosette yamaqabunga e-lanceolate, ngombala oluhlaza nangamamaki wonke, kanye neshubhu elisha elizoqeda ukuvuthwa entwasahlobo elandelayo lapho kufa elidala.
Isiqu sembali sihluma entwasahlobo, noma sekuhlwile impela ebusika uma isimo sezulu singesanele ngokwanele, futhi izimbali zaso zakhiwe ngomlomo omkhulu onoboya, onsundu ngokugqamile kusuka maphakathi kuye ngaphandle okulingisa isisu senyosi.
Njengezinhlobo eziningi zama-Ophrys, kusungula ubudlelwano bokufanelana nefungus, okuyivumela ukuba ithole ukudla futhi ikhule. Kungenxa yalesi sizathu ukuthi kungadluli ukufakelwa, futhi kungani ukutshalwa kwayo kuyinkimbinkimbi kangaka.
Ubuwazi le-orchid?