Lokhu kungenxa yokushisa kwehlobo okuphezulu kunokuvamile (okuholele ekwandeni kwenani lezimpukane, ezisebenza njengomthombo wokudla kwezicabucabu), kanye nezimvula zakuqala ezingavamile ngenyanga edlule, ezabuyisela izicabucabu emakhaya ethu. Izimvula zabangela nokuthi izisulu zezicabucabu zibanjwe olwelwesini lwazo, okwaholela ekwandeni kwenani lezicabucabu.
Ezinye izakhamuzi zasenyakatho zibika ukuthi zibona izicabucabu ezingaba amasentimitha angu-7.5 ubude zingena emakhaya azo—kwanele ukuthuthumela ezinhlungwini zabantu abaningi.
Lezi zimo zezulu ziholele ezindabeni ezithi “Izicabucabu Ezilambile, Ezinkulu Ezingabangela Ama-alamu Okugqekeza Zihlasela Izindlu Zethu.”
Lokhu kubhekisela ku-isilingo sezicabucabu zendlu zesilisa (okungeyohlobo lwe-Tegenaria) ukungena ezakhiweni befuna ukufudumala, indawo yokukhosela kanye nabangane.
Yiqiniso, iningi lezinhlobo zezicabucabu ezingaphezu kuka-670 ezidabuka e-UK azivamile ukungena emakhaya ethu. Iningi lazo lihlala endle, njengezindawo ezihlala ogwini nasezindaweni ezinamahlathi, kanti izicabucabu ze-raft zihlala ngaphansi kwamanzi.
Kodwa uma uthola eyodwa ekhaya lakho, ungesabi. Nakuba lezi zidalwa ezinoboya zingase zibukeke ziyesabeka kancane, zithakazelisa kakhulu kunokwethusa.
Kodwa zama ukukhuluma nomkami, noma nezigidi zabantu abahlushwa yi-arachnophobia engenangqondo (eyaziwa nangokuthi i-arachnophobia).
Lolu valo luvame ukudluliselwa kubazali luye ezinganeni. Nakuba izingane ngokwemvelo zithambekele ekubambeni izicabucabu bese zibonisa abazali bazo, zibuze umbono wazo, uma ukusabela kokuqala kwabantu abadala kuwukukhala okwesabekayo, cishe ngeke baphinde bathinte isicabucabu.
Abanye bathi ukwesaba kwabantu izicabucabu kungenxa yokuthi abantu basendulo, ngesikhathi sokuziphendukela kwemvelo, bafunda ukuqaphela noma yiziphi izidalwa ezingajwayelekile.
Nokho, njengoba uchwepheshe wezicabucabu uHelen Smith esho, izicabucabu ziyahlonishwa kunokuba zizondwe emasikweni amaningi, yize zihlala phakathi kwezinhlobo ezibulalayo nezinobuthi.
Esinye isizathu esenza sithole izicabucabu zithusa yijubane lazo. Eqinisweni, zihamba cishe imayela elilodwa ngehora. Kodwa uma sibheka ubukhulu, ukube isicabucabu sasekhaya besilingana nomuntu, besizogijima simdlule nakanjani u-Usain Bolt!
Eqinisweni, ukuziphendukela kwemvelo kwenze izicabucabu zisheshe futhi zingalindeleki ukuze zigweme izilwane ezidla ezinye njengezikati nezinyoni. Ungesabi uma ubona isicabucabu; kunalokho, jabulela impilo yazo emangalisayo.
UHelen Smith uthi: “Ukufunda ukuqaphela abesifazane (abakhulu kunabo) kuyisiqalo sokuqonda izindaba zabo zokuphila ezingavamile futhi kusiza ukuguqula ukwesaba kube yisithakazelo.”
Izicabucabu zesifazane zivame ukufinyelela ubude obungamasentimitha ayisithupha, umlenze ngamunye unwebeka cishe nge-intshi eyodwa, ubude obuphelele bungamasentimitha amathathu. Izicabucabu zesilisa zincane futhi zinemilenze emide.
Enye indlela yokuzihlukanisa ukubheka “izimpondo” zeduna: izimpondo ezimbili ezincane ezisuka ekhanda futhi ezisetshenziselwa ukuzwa izinto.
Lezi zimpondo zidlala indima ebalulekile ekuzaleni. Ngaphambi kokuthola insikazi, isicabucabu sesilisa sikhipha ithonsi lesidoda bese silimunca kuzo zonke izimpondo zaso. Kungase kungabi yinto yothando, kodwa ngokuqinisekile kuyasebenza. Izimpondo zesifazane ziphila isikhathi eside kakhulu—iminyaka emibili noma ngaphezulu—kodwa ngokuvamile zicasha ezintanjeni zazo, ezivame ukutholakala emakhoneni amnyama emagaraji noma ezindlini, yize zingavela nasekhaya lakho.
Ngaphandle kwezicabucabu zasekhaya, ungase uhlangane nezicabucabu ezinemilenze emide, ezithola igama lazo ngokufana kwazo nezimpukane ezinemilenze emide (noma ama-centipedes), okuyizinambuzane ezivamile ekwindla.
Izakhamuzi zezinye izindawo ezisenyakatho zibika ukuthi zibona izicabucabu ezingaba amasentimitha angu-7.5 ubude zingena emakhaya azo.
Nakuba lesi sicabucabu sibhekwa njengesinobuthi obubulalayo kakhulu kunanoma yisiphi isidalwa eBrithani, ngenhlanhla, izingxenye zomlomo waso zincane kakhulu ukuba zingabhoboza isikhumba somuntu. Njengamanye amaqiniso amaningi okuthiwa “amaqiniso” ngezicabucabu, isimangalo sokuthi ziyingozi kubantu siyinganekwane nje yasemadolobheni. Yiqiniso, lesi sicabucabu esibonakala sibuthakathaka singabulala inyamazane enkulu kakhulu (kufaka phakathi izicabucabu zasekhaya) ngesinobuthi saso, kodwa asikho isidingo sokukhathazeka nhlobo.
Izicabucabu ezinemilenze emide zalethwa e-UK zivela eYurophu ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20 futhi kusukela lapho zasakazeka enyakatho yeNgilandi, eWales naseScotland, ikakhulukazi ngokugibela ifenisha ezimotweni zokulethwa.
Eminyakeni yangemva kweMpi Yezwe II, uchwepheshe wezicabucabu uBill Bristol wahamba izwe lonke, ehlola amakamelo ezindlini zezivakashi futhi efunda ngezindawo ezitholakala kuzo izicabucabu.
Unganquma ukuthi isicabucabu sesihlale yini ekhaya lakho ngokubheka emakhoneni ophahleni, ikakhulukazi emakamelweni apholile njengendlu yokugezela. Uma ubona ulwembu oluncane, olugelezayo olunesicabucabu ngaphakathi, ungalubhoboza kancane ngepensela—isicabucabu sizoshesha sinyakazise umzimba waso wonke, esiwusebenzisela ukugwema izilwane ezidla ezinye nokudida izisulu.
Lesi sicabucabu singase sibonakale singabonakali, kodwa imilenze yaso emide iyasivumela ukuthi sikhiphe ama-web anamathelayo futhi sibambe noma yisiphi isisulu esintantayo sidlule.
Lesi sinambuzane sesivamile eningizimu yeNgilandi, futhi ukulunywa kwaso kungaba buhlungu kakhulu - kufana nokulunywa yizinyosi - kodwa njengezinye izilwane ezihuquzelayo, asinalo ulaka; kumele sivuselelwe ukuze sihlasele.
Kodwa lokho kwakuyinto embi kakhulu ababengayenza. Ngenhlanhla, imibiko yezinqwaba zezicabucabu ezibulalayo ezihlasela abadlulayo yaphenduka inganekwane nje.
Izicabucabu kufanele zikhuthazwe: zinhle, ziyasiza ekubulaleni izinambuzane, futhi zichitha isikhathi esiningi nathi kunalokho ongakucabanga.
Ngiyavumelana naye. Kodwa ngicela ungamtsheli umkami ukuthi ngimema izicabucabu endlini, kungenjalo ngizoba senkingeni enkulu.
Ngeshwa, lapho ukhulula isicabucabu, ukugeleza komoya akukwazi ukushintshwa - kunganyakaziswa kuphela kudivayisi, okuyinto engelula kangako.
Lona utshani olungenasivalo olusebenza ngebhethri elingu-9-volt. Ubude bufanele ukubamba isicabucabu ngobude bengalo, kodwa ububanzi balo babubonakala buncane kimi. Ngilizamile kutshani oluphakathi nendawo olwalukhuphuke odongeni futhi lucashe ngemuva kohlaka lwesithombe. Nakuba ukumunca kwakungaqinile kakhulu, ukucindezela nje utshani ebusweni besicabucabu kwakwanele ukuwukhipha ngaphandle kokulimaza.
Ngeshwa, uma ukhulula isicabucabu, awukwazi ukushintsha indlela yokugeleza komoya—kunalokho, kufanele usishukumise usikhiphe kudivayisi, okungeyona inqubo eshesha kakhulu.
Isebenza ngendlela efanayo nokumboza ikhadi leposi ngengilazi, kodwa isibambo esingamasentimitha angu-24 sigcina lezo zinambuzane ezincane ezikhathazayo zingafinyeleleki.
Ukubamba isicabucabu phansi kulula. Mane nje umboze isicabucabu ngesivalo sepulasitiki esicacile bese uslayida umnyango ongezansi ngaphansi. Isivalo sepulasitiki esincane ngeke silimaze imilenze yesicabucabu uma sivalwa. Kodwa-ke, khumbula ukuthi umnyango ubuthakathaka futhi ngezinye izikhathi awubambeki kahle, ngakho isicabucabu singase sizame ukubaleka.
Le ndlela iyasebenza uma nje isicabucabu singanyakazi; ngaphandle kwalokho, cishe uzosinquma imilenze noma usichoboze.
Lesi yithuluzi eliqinile, elincane elikwazi ukubamba izilwane ezihuquzelayo ezincane kuya kweziphakathi. Sisebenza kahle uma isicabucabu singasebenzi kakhulu, ngaphandle kwalokho cishe uzosinquma imilenze yaso noma usichoboze. Uma isicabucabu sesivalelekile, umnyango wepulasitiki oluhlaza uphakama kalula, ubambe isicabucabu ngaphakathi ukuze sikhululwe ngokuphephile.
Lesi sicupho sezinambuzane sifana nesibhamu se-flintlock sakudala futhi sisebenzisa uhlelo lokumunca. Siza nethoshi le-LED eliwusizo ukukusiza ukuthola nokubamba lezi zidalwa ezincane emakhoneni amnyama. Sisebenza ngamabhethri amabili e-AA, futhi yize ukumunca kungenamandla kakhulu, sikhiphe ngempumelelo isicabucabu esiphakathi nendawo ekhabetheni lami. Isicupho sinomshini wokukhiya ukuvimbela izinambuzane ukuba zingaphumi. Kodwa-ke, njengoba ububanzi beli payipi bungamasentimitha angu-1.5 kuphela, ngikhathazekile ngokuthi izicabucabu ezinkulu zingase zingakwazi ukungena ngaphakathi.
Lo mkhiqizo uqukethe izinambuzane ezibulala izinambuzane i-permethrin kanye ne-tetrafluoroethylene, ezingabulali izicabucabu kuphela kodwa nezinye izinambuzane, okuhlanganisa nezinyosi. Ungasetshenziswa ngaphakathi nangaphandle futhi awushiyi zinsalela, izinsalela ezinamathelayo, noma iphunga, kodwa angikwazi ukubulala izicabucabu ezingenangozi.
Uma isinambuzane sesibanjwe, kunconywa ukuthi “sichotshozwe”. Ngithola le ndlela iphumelela, kodwa angiyithandi.
Lesi sicupho sezinambuzane siqukethe izicupho ezintathu ezinamathelayo zekhadibhodi ezigoqeka zibe “izindlu” ezincane ezingonxantathu ukuze zibambe hhayi izicabucabu kuphela kodwa nezintuthwane, izintwala zokhuni, amaphela, izimbungulu, nezinye izinambuzane ezikhasa. Izicupho azinabo ubuthi futhi ziphephile ezinganeni nasezifuyweni. Kodwa-ke, ngisebenzise esami isonto lonke futhi angibambanga nesisodwa isinambuzane.
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Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Novemba-21-2025