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Bootlace worm

Lineus longissimus
AsinangoziAsinangozi ebantwini. Akukho nto yokukhathazeka ngayo.
Ii-sea urchin, iinkwenkwezi zolwandle neentshulube Ityhefu esikhumbeni sasoSitya: InyamaSiyatyhefa, asinatyhefu yokuluma okanye yokuhlaba
Ingozi ebantwini: KuthambileNjengokuhlatywa yinyosi okanye ngaphantsi. Phantse asinangozi ebantwini.

The bootlace worm is a ribbon worm that can be one of the longest animals known, with typical specimens measuring 5 to 15 metres. It lives along the coasts of northern Europe, including Britain, Norway and Denmark. Its thick, toxic mucus is its main defence.1

Siyatyhefa okanye sinetyhefu? Izilwanyana ezinetyhefu zitofa ityhefu ngokuluma okanye ngokuhlaba. Izilwanyana ezityhefayo ziyingozi xa uzichukumisa okanye uzitya. Esi siyatyhefa.
Sihlala
Coasts of Europe, from Iceland to the Atlantic, North Sea and Baltic, including Britain, Norway, Denmark and Sweden1
uLwandlekazi lweAtlantiki, uLwandle lweMeditera, uLwandlekazi lweArctic, uLwandle lwaseMntla (North Sea)
Ekhaya
It lives along coasts in the north-east Atlantic, North Sea and Baltic. It is the most common ribbon worm found along the coasts of Britain.1
Ubude
5 m ukuya ku-30 m (16 ft ukuya ku-98 ft)1
Esona santya siphezulu
malunga ne-0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)
Ukuqubha, uqikelelo nje
Sitya ntoni?
It feeds on prey by pushing out its proboscis, a tube-like feeding organ. It has a cluster of sticky filaments at the end of the proboscis that it uses to immobilise its prey.1
Ngokwenene!Ifoto ka-Bootlace worm
Bootlace worm. Ifoto: Citron, retouched by Habitator terrae This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. The origina. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Indlela yokusiqaphela

  • The body is brown with lighter stripes running along its length.1
  • It is usually only 5 to 10 millimetres wide, but it can grow very long.1
  • When handled, it produces large amounts of thick mucus with a faint, pungent smell, like iron or sewage.1

Amandla etyhefu

Ityhefu esikhumbeni saso

Isikhumba saso siyatyhefa. Kuyingozi ukusichukumisa, ukusikhotha okanye ukusitya.

Ityhefu yaso etyhefayo (xa usichukumisa okanye usitya) yenza ntoni?

The bootlace worm does not bite or sting, so it is poisonous rather than venomous. Its mucus contains a relatively strong neurotoxin, which attacks the nerves. The mucus is highly toxic, but tests showed low toxicity in human cells.1

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

Ingozi ebantwini: KuthambileNjengokuhlatywa yinyosi okanye ngaphantsi. Phantse asinangozi ebantwini.

No human injuries or deaths from this worm are known. Its mucus is highly toxic, so it is best not to touch it.1

Senza ntoni xa soyika?

When handled, it releases large amounts of thick, toxic mucus, which it uses to deter predators.1

Ukuba umntu usichukumisile okanye usityile

  • Faka inxeba emanzini ashushu, ashushu kangangoko umntu angakwazi ukunyamezela ngaphandle kokutshiswa, kwaye ufumane uncedo lwezonyango ukuze kususwe amava. Musa ukuwemba ngokwakho.

Soloko utsalela inombolo kaxakeka kuqala (112, 000, 911). Esi sisikhokelo soncedo lokuqala ngokubanzi, asilocebiso lwezonyango. Iziseko zoncedo lokuqala

Hlala ukhuselekile

  • Ungaze uchukumise, ubambe okanye uqhule isilwanyana sasendle, nokuba sincinci, kwaye nokuba sibonakala silele okanye sifile.
  • Sinike indawo. Ukuba udibana naso, hlala uzolile, buyela umva kancinci kwaye usiyeke sihambe ngendlela yaso.
  • Ukuba usichukumisile okanye usityile: musa ukukhuhla amehlo okanye umlomo wakho, hlamba izandla zakho kwaye ufumane uncedo lwezonyango.

Asikuzingeli. Ityhefu yaso ikhona nje ukuze kungabikho nto isityayo. Okungakumbi malunga nokuhlala ukhuselekile

Sikhulu kangakanani?

Side kangakanani?

Bootlace worm malunga ne-30 m ubude (98 ft)Imoto malunga ne-4,5 m (15 ft)Ibhasi yesixeko malunga ne-12 m (39 ft)
ubude obulingana neemoto eziyi-7 zipakwe ngokulandelelana

U-Bootlace worm mkhulu kangakanani xa uthelekisa NAWE?

Zizibalo nje kwibhrawuza yakho. Akukho nto igcinwayo okanye ithunyelwa naphi na.

Sikhawuleza kangakanani?

kufanelekile ukwazi

Iinyaniso

1

In 1864, a specimen more than 55 metres long washed ashore after a severe storm near St Andrews, Scotland. It was longer than the lion's mane jellyfish.1

2

The bootlace worm is one of the longest known animals, and individuals have been recorded at up to 30 metres.1

3

Its mucus kills crabs and cockroaches in tests, and it could be used as an agricultural insecticide.1

4

Its body is very flexible and can stretch far beyond its usual length.1

Umqhekezi weentsomi

Intsomi: The bootlace worm regularly grows to over 55 metres long.

Inyaniso: Reports of worms over 55 metres may be animals that were stretched. Ribbon worm bodies are flexible, so measurements should be treated with caution. Individuals are known to reach up to 30 metres.1

Kwiingcali zetyhefu

Igama lenzululwazi
Lineus longissimus
Iqela
Ii-sea urchin, iinkwenkwezi zolwandle neentshulube
Usapho
Lineidae2
Ucwangco
Heteronemertea
Amazwekazi
uLwandlekazi lweAtlantiki, uLwandle lweMeditera, uLwandlekazi lweArctic, uLwandle lwaseMntla (North Sea), Iilwandlekazi
Ingozi ebantwini
1 / 5: Kuthambile3

Apho iinyaniso zivela khona

  1. Lineus longissimus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Lineus longissimus (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa.
  3. Venom Wiki: inqanaba lengozi, ubungakanani obuqhelekileyo noqikelelo lwesantya zezethu. Bona indlela esizifumana ngayo: Indlela esilinganisa ngayo ingozi.

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