Ingqina leChristmas Island's Incredible Crab Invasion

Eyona Izilwanyana Ingqina leChristmas Island's Incredible Crab Invasion

Ingqina leChristmas Island's Incredible Crab Invasion

Qho ngonyaka, Isiqithi seChristmas —Isiqithi esikude saseOstreliya esikuLwandlekazi lwaseIndiya — sigutyungelwe ngoononkala ababomvu. Izigidi ezingama-40 zeenjini ezinemibala yeenjini zomlilo zigalela ngaphandle kwehlathi zize zizalise izitrato zesi siqithi ngemizimba ebomvu ebomvu ekulangazelela ukuzala. Kuvakala ngathi zizinto zeefilimu ezoyikisayo, kodwa eneneni kukufuduka nje konyaka kweRed Crab, into yendalo ethi ifumane isiqithi seChristmas Island kuluhlu lwamabhakethi abahambi abaninzi.



Kuqikelelwa ukuba ama-40 ukuya kuma-50 ezigidi oononkala bashiya amakhaya abo kwithafa elisemahlathini besiya elunxwemeni ngobuninzi ukuze bazale kunye nokuvumela oononkala ababhinqileyo ukuba bakhuphele amaqanda abo elwandle. Oononkala abomvu baya kuzala kuphela ngexesha elibekiweyo- kakhulu ngqo, umzekelo, umsinga omkhulu wekota yokugqibela yenyanga ngexesha leemvula —Ngoko xa kufika owona mzuzu, oononkala balungelelanisa ukuhamba kwabo kukhokelela kwisiqithi esigcwele izidalwa ezibalekayo.

Olona hlobo luphambili lokufuduka koononkala lungahlala ukuya kwiintsuku ezili-18 ngemilambo yoononkala abaya ngaselunxwemeni, bethintela imiqobo ekulandeleni iindlela ebezisetyenziswa iminyaka. Kwaye ngelixa uninzi loluntu lwanamhlanje lukujonga ukufuduka kwaminyaka yonke njengenkathazo, abahlali abangama-2 000 okanye abemi beChristmas Island bakhupha ikhaphethi ebomvu koononkala abomvu ababethelela ikhaya labo, besenza konke okusemandleni abo ukulungiselela ii-crustaceans ezixineneyo. Bavala iindlela kwaye benza uthango olukhethekileyo, iitonela, kunye neebhulorho ukunceda oononkala bakhuseleke kuhambo lwabo olunzima olwandle.




Bukela le vidiyo ingentla ukuze ujonge ukufuduka, okanye ubhukishe uhambo lokugqibela lokuya kwiChristmas Island. Umhla olandelayo wokuzala nguJanuwari 6-8 ka-2016, ngokwe kwibhodi yezokhenketho yasekhaya.