Oku kubangelwa ngamaqondo obushushu ehlotyeni angaphezulu kunesiqhelo (okukhokelele ekwandeni kwenani leempukane, ezithi zisebenze njengomthombo wokutya kwizigcawu), kwakunye neemvula zakuqala ezingaqhelekanga kwinyanga ephelileyo, ezithe zabuyisela izigcawu emakhayeni ethu. Kwakhona le mvula yabangela ukuba amaxhoba ezi zigcawu avaleleke kwimizila yazo, nto leyo eyakhokelela ekwandeni kwezigcawu.
Abanye abahlali basemantla banika ingxelo yokubona izigcawu ukuya kuthi ga kwi-7.5 yeesentimitha ubude zirhubuluza kumakhaya abo—ngokwaneleyo ukuthumela ukungcangcazela phantsi emqolo abantu abaninzi.
Ezi meko zemozulu ziye zakhokelela ekubeni kube yimixholo ephambili yeendaba efana nethi “Izigcawu Ezilambileyo, Ezikhulu Ezinokuxhokonxa Iingxwabangxwaba Zeentsimbi Zihlasela Amakhaya ethu.”
Oku kubhekisa kwiukuhendwa kwezigcawu zendlu yamadoda (okwi-genus Tegenaria) ukungena kwizakhiwo ukukhangela ukufudumala, indawo yokuhlala kunye namaqabane.
Ewe, uninzi lweentlobo zesigcawu ezingaphezu kwama-670 ezihlala e-UK azidli ngokungena kumakhaya ethu. Uninzi lwazo luhlala endle, njengeendonga kunye nemithi, ngelixa izigcawu ezihlala emanzini zihlala phantsi kwamanzi.
Kodwa ukuba ufumana enye ekhayeni lakho, ungothuki. Nangona ezi zidalwa ezinoboya zisenokubonakala zoyikeka kancinane, zinomtsalane ngakumbi kunokoyikeka.
Kodwa zama ukuthetha nomfazi wam, okanye kwizigidi zabantu abanengxaki ye-arachnophobia (ekwabizwa ngokuba yi-arachnophobia).
Le phobia ihlala idluliswa ukusuka kubazali ukuya kubantwana. Nangona ngokwemvelo abantwana bethanda ukucholachola izigcawu baze bazibonise abazali babo, bebuza uluvo lwabo, ukuba into yokuqala abasabela ngayo abantu abakhulu kukukhwaza okothusayo, kusenokwenzeka ukuba abasayi kuphinda basiphathe kwakhona.
Abanye bathi uloyiko lwabantu lwezigcawu lubangelwa kukuba abantu bamandulo, ngexesha lokuziphendukela kwemvelo, bafunda ukuba baqaphele naziphi na izidalwa ezingaqhelekanga.
Noko ke, njengoko ingcaphephe yesigcawu uHelen Smith ibonisa, izigcawu ziyahlonelwa kunokuba zithiywe kwiinkcubeko ezininzi, nangona ziphila phakathi kwezilwanyana ezibulalayo nezinobuthi.
Esinye isizathu esenza ukuba izigcawu zisoyike sisantya sazo. Enyanisweni, zihamba kuphela malunga nemayile enye ngeyure. Kodwa ngokobukhulu obunxulumeneyo, ukuba isigcawu sendlu besilingana nomntu, ngokuqinisekileyo besiya kudlula u-Usain Bolt!
Enyanisweni, indaleko yenze ukuba izigcawu zikhawuleze kwaye zingakwazi ukuphepha amarhamncwa afana neekati neentaka. Musa ukuphaphazela xa ubona isigcawu; endaweni yoko, buthakazelise ubomi babo obumangalisayo.
UHelen Smith uthi: “Ukufunda ukuqaphela amabhinqa (amakhulu kunawo) sisiqalo sokuqonda amabali awo obomi angaqhelekanga yaye kuyanceda ukuguqula uloyiko lube ngumdla.”
Izigcawu ezizimazi zifikelela kubude obumalunga neesentimitha ezintandathu, kwaye umlenze ngamnye ufikelela malunga ne-intshi enye, kubude obumalunga neesentimitha ezintathu. Izigcawu eziziinkunzi zincinci kwaye zinemilenze emide.
Enye indlela yokwahlula kukujonga “iintente” zenkunzi: iintelekelelo ezimbini ezincinci ezisuka entloko zisetyenziselwa ukuva izinto.
Ezi ntente zidlala indima ebalulekileyo ekukhuleni. Ngaphambi kokufumana imazi, isigcawu esiyinkunzi sikhahlela ithontsi lamadlozi size silifunxe kwintente yaso nganye. Isenokungabi yothando, kodwa ngokuqinisekileyo iyasebenza. Izigcawu zabasetyhini zihlala ixesha elide-iminyaka emibini nangaphezulu-kodwa zihlala zizifihla kwiiwebhu zazo, ezihlala zifumaneka kwiikona ezimnyama zegaraji okanye iishedi, nangona zinokubonakala nakwikhaya lakho.
Ngaphandle kwezigcawu zendlu, unokuphinda udibane nezigcawu ezinemilenze emide, ezifumana igama lazo ngokufana kwazo neempukane ezinemilenze emide (okanye i-centipedes), ezikwayizinambuzane eziqhelekileyo ekwindla.
Abahlali bezinye iindawo ezisemantla babika ukuba babona izigcawu ezifikelela kwi-7.5 yeesentimitha ubude zirhubuluza kumakhaya abo.
Nangona esi sigcawu sigqalwa njengesona silwanyana sibulalayo ngaphezu kwaso nasiphi na isidalwa eBritani, ngethamsanqa, imilomo yaso mincinane kakhulu ukuba singagqobhoza ulusu lomntu. Njengazo zonke ezinye ezibizwa ngokuba “ziinyaniso” ngezigcawu, ibango lokuba ziyingozi ebantwini yintsomi emsulwa yasezidolophini. Enyanisweni, esi sigcawu sibonakala sibuthathaka sinokubulala ixhoba elikhulu (kuquka izigcawu zendlu) kunye netyhefu yaso, kodwa akukho mfuneko yokukhathazeka.
Izigcawu ezinemilenze emide zaziswa e-UK zisuka eYurophu ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yama-20 kwaye ukusukela ngoko zasasazeka kumantla eNgilani, eWales naseSkotlani, ikakhulu ngokukhwela kwifenitshala kwiiveni zokuhambisa.
Kwiminyaka yasemva kweMfazwe Yehlabathi II, ingcaphephe yesigcawu uBill Bristol watyhutyha ilizwe, ehlola amagumbi eendwendwe yaye ehlola nodidi lwesi sigcawu.
Unokubona ukuba isigcawu siye sahlala kwikhaya lakho ngokujonga iikona zesilingi, ngakumbi kumagumbi apholileyo afana negumbi lokuhlambela. Ukuba ubona indlu ebhityileyo, equkuqelayo enesigcawu ngaphakathi, unokusikrola ngobunono ngepensile—esi sigcawu siya kukhawuleza sishukume umzimba waso wonke, esiwusebenzisa ukuphepha amarhamncwa nokubhidanisa amaxhoba.
Esi sigcawu sisenokubonakala singaqhelekanga, kodwa imilenze yaso emide iyasivumela ukuba sitshice iintambo ezincangathi kwaye sixhwile naliphi na ixhoba elidadayo ngaphambili.
Esi sinambuzane sixhaphakile ngoku kumazantsi eNgilani, kwaye ukuluma kwaso kunokuba buhlungu kakhulu – kufane kufane nokuhlaba iinyosi – kodwa njengezinye izilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo, asinandlwana; imele icatshukiswe ukuba ihlasele.
Kodwa leyo yayiyeyona nto imbi ababenokuyenza. Ngethamsanqa, iingxelo zenkitha yezigcawu ezibulalayo ezihlasela abantu abadlulayo ziye zayintsomi nje.
Izigcawu kufuneka zikhuthazwe: zintle, zinceda ukubulala izitshabalalisi, kwaye zichitha ixesha elininzi nathi kunokuba unokucinga.
Ndiyavumelana naye. Kodwa ndicela ungamxeleli umfazi wam ukuba ndimema izigcawu endlini, kungenjalo ndiza kuba sengxakini enkulu.
Ngelishwa, xa ukhulula isigcawu, ukuhamba komoya akunakutshintshwa - kunokugungqiswa kuphela kwisixhobo, esingelula kakhulu.
Esi sisixhobo sokufunxa esisebenza ngebhetri ye-9-volt. Ubude bulungele ukubamba isigcawu kubude bengalo, kodwa ubukhulu becala bubonakala buncinci kum. Ndayizama kwisigcawu esiphakathi esasikhwele udonga kwaye sasizimele emva kwefreyimu yomfanekiso. Ngelixa ukufunxa kwakungenamandla kakhulu, ukucinezela nje idiza kumphezulu wesigcawu kwakwanele ukusikhupha ngaphandle kokwenza umonakalo.
Ngelishwa, xa ukhulula isigcawu, awukwazi ukutshintsha indlela yokuhamba komoya-endaweni yoko, kufuneka uyishukumise ngaphandle kwesixhobo, engeyiyo inkqubo ekhawulezayo.
Isebenza kumgaqo ofanayo nokugquma ikhadi leposi ngeglasi, kodwa isiphatho see-intshi ezingama-24 sigcina ezo nambuzane zincinci zingafikelelekiyo.
Ukubamba isigcawu emgangathweni kulula. Gquma ngokulula isigcawu ngesiciko seplastiki esicacileyo kwaye utyibilikise ucango olungezantsi ngaphantsi. Isiciko seplastiki esibhityileyo asiyi kuyonakalisa imilenze yesigcawu xa sivala. Nangona kunjalo, khumbula ukuba ucango lubuthathaka kwaye ngamanye amaxesha alubambeki ngokukhuselekileyo, ngoko ke isigcawu sinokuzama ukubaleka.
Le ndlela iyasebenza okoko nje isigcawu singashukumi; kungenjalo, usenokuyinqumla imilenze okanye uyityumze.
Esi sisixhobo esomeleleyo, esincinci esikwaziyo ukubamba izirhubuluzi ezincinci ukuya kweziphakathi. Isebenza kakuhle ukuba isigcawu asisebenzanga kakhulu, kungenjalo unokusinqumla imilenze okanye usityumze. Sakuba sibambekile isigcawu, ucango lweplastiki eluhlaza luyaphakama lula, lubambe isigcawu ngaphakathi ukuze sikhululeke ngokukhuselekileyo.
Lo mgibe wezinambuzane ufana nompu wakudala we-flintlock kwaye usebenzisa inkqubo yokufunxa. Iza nesibane esisebenzayo se-LED ukukunceda ufumane kwaye ubambe ezi zidalwa zincinci kwiikona ezimnyama. Isebenza kwiibhetri ezimbini ze-AA, kwaye ngelixa ukufunxa kungenamandla kakhulu, yakhupha ngempumelelo isigcawu esiphakathi kwigumbi lam. Umgibe unendlela yokutshixa ukuthintela ukuba izinambuzane zingaphumi. Nangona kunjalo, xa kujongwe ubukhulu betyhubhu yi-intshi eyi-1.5 kuphela, ndinexhala lokuba izigcawu ezinkulu zisenokungakwazi ukungena ngaphakathi.
Le mveliso iqulethe amayeza okubulala izinambuzane ipermetrin kunye netetrafluoroethylene, angabulali nje izigcawu kuphela kodwa nezinye izinambuzane, kuquka iinyosi. Ingasetyenziswa ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwaye ingashiyi ntsalela, intsalela encangathi, okanye ivumba, kodwa andikwazi kuzibulala izigcawu ezingenabungozi.
Sakuba sibanjiwe isinambuzane, kuyacetyiswa ukuba “usityumze”. Ndiyifumana le ndlela isebenza, kodwa andiyithandi.
Lo mgibe uneekhadibhodi ezincangathi ezithathu ezisonga zibe “zizindlu” ezincinane ezingoonxantathu ukuze zibambe kungekuphela nje izigcawu kodwa neembovane, iintwala, amaphela, ooqongqothwane nezinye izinambuzane ezirhubuluzayo. Imigibe ayinayo ityhefu kwaye ikhuselekile kubantwana nakwizilwanyana zasekhaya. Noko ke, ndasebenzisa esam iveki yonke yaye andizange ndibambise nasinye isinambuzane.
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Ixesha lokuposa: Nov-21-2025