Lokhu kungenxa yamazinga okushisa asehlobo aphezulu kunokuvamile (okuholele ekwenyukeni kwenani lezimpukane, ezibuye zisebenze njengomthombo wokudla wezicabucabu), kanye nezimvula zakuqala ngokungajwayelekile ngenyanga edlule, ezibuyisele izicabucabu emakhaya ethu. Imvula iphinde yabangela ukuba isisulu sezicabucabu sivaleleke ezintamboni zazo, okwaholela ekwandeni kwezicabucabu.
Ezinye izakhamuzi zasenyakatho zibika ukuthi zibona izicabucabu ezingafika ku-7.5 centimeters ubude zikhasela ezindlini zazo—ngokwanele ukuthumela ukuqhaqhazela phansi emigogodleni yabantu abaningi.
Lezi zimo zezulu ziye zaholela ezihlokweni zezindaba ezifana nesithi “Izicabucabu Ezilambile, Ezinkulu Ezingabangela Ama-alamu Ezigebengu Zihlasela Imizi Yethu.”
Lokhu kubhekiselwa kuisilingo sezicabucabu zesilisa (okuyingxenye ye-Tegenaria) ukungena ezakhiweni ukufuna imfudumalo, indawo yokukhosela kanye nabashade nabo.
Kunjalo, iningi lezinhlobo zezicabucabu ezingaphezu kuka-670 ezizalelwa e-UK azingeni ezindlini zethu. Iningi lihlala endle, njengasezintabeni nasezindaweni zehlathi, kanti izicabucabu zama-raft zihlala ngaphansi kwamanzi.
Kodwa uma uthola eyodwa emzini wakho, ungathuki. Nakuba lezi zilwane ezinoboya zingase zibukeke zisabisa kancane, zithakazelisa kakhulu kunokwethusa.
Kodwa zama ukukhuluma nomkami, noma izigidi zabantu abahlushwa i-arachnophobia (eyaziwa nangokuthi i-arachnophobia).
Le phobia ivame ukudluliselwa kusuka kubazali kuya ezinganeni. Nakuba ngokwemvelo izingane zithambekele ekuthatheni izicabucabu zizibonise abazali bazo, bebuza umbono wabo, uma ukusabela kokuqala kwabantu abadala kuwukuklabalasa okwesabekayo, cishe ngeke baphinde bathinte isicabucabu.
Abanye bathi ukwesaba kwabantu izicabucabu kubangelwa ukuthi abantu basendulo, ngesikhathi sokuziphendukela kwemvelo, bafunda ukuqaphela noma yiziphi izidalwa ezingajwayelekile.
Nokho, njengoba uchwepheshe wezicabucabu uHelen Smith ebonisa, izicabucabu ziyahlonishwa kunokuba zizondwe emasikweni amaningi, nakuba zihlala phakathi kwezinhlobo ezibulalayo nezinobuthi.
Esinye isizathu esenza sithole ukuthi izicabucabu zethusa ijubane lazo. Eqinisweni, zihamba cishe imayela elilodwa kuphela ngehora. Kodwa ngosayizi olinganiselwe, ukube isicabucabu sasendlini besilingana nomuntu, besiyomedlula u-Usain Bolt!
Eqinisweni, ukuziphendukela kwemvelo kwenze izicabucabu zashesha futhi zakwazi ukubalekela izilwane ezidla ezinye njengamakati nezinyoni. Ungathuki lapho ubona isicabucabu; kunalokho, zibabaza ukuphila kwabo okumangalisayo.
UHelen Smith uthi: “Ukufunda ukuqaphela abesifazane (okukhulu) kuyisiqalo sokuqonda izindaba zabo zokuphila ezingavamile futhi kusiza ekuguquleni ukwesaba kube isithakazelo.”
Izicabucabu zezinsikazi ngokuvamile zifinyelela ubude obungamasentimitha ayisithupha, umlenze ngamunye unwebe cishe iyintshi eyodwa, ubude obuphelele obungamasentimitha amathathu. Izicabucabu zesilisa zincane futhi zinemilenze emide.
Enye indlela yokuwahlukanisa ukubuka “amathende” eduna: ama-progection amabili amancane asuka ekhanda futhi asetshenziselwa ukuzwa izinto.
La matende adlala indima ebalulekile ekuzaleni. Ngaphambi kokuthola eyensikazi, isicabucabu sesilisa sikhama iconsi lesidoda bese silimunca ethendeni laso ngalinye. Kungase kungabi kwezothando, kodwa ngokuqinisekile kuyasebenza. Izicabucabu zesifazane ziphila isikhathi eside kakhulu—iminyaka emibili noma ngaphezulu—kodwa ngokuvamile zicasha kumawebhu azo, ngokuvamile atholakala emakhoneni amnyama amagaraji noma amashede, nakuba zingavela futhi ekhaya lakho.
Ngaphandle kwezicabucabu zasendlini, ungase uhlangane nezicabucabu ezinemilenze emide, ezithola igama lazo ngokufana nezimpukane ezinemilenze emide (noma ama-centipedes), nazo eziyizinambuzane ezivamile ekwindla.
Izakhamuzi zakwezinye izindawo ezisenyakatho zibika ukuthi zibona izicabucabu ezingaba amasentimitha angu-7.5 ubude zikhasela ezindlini zazo.
Nakuba lesi sicabucabu sibhekwa njengesinobuthi obubulala kakhulu kunanoma yisiphi isidalwa eBrithani, ngenhlanhla, izingxenye zomlomo zaso zincane kakhulu ukuba zingabhoboza isikhumba somuntu. Njengamanye amaningi okuthiwa “amaqiniso” ngezicabucabu, inkolelo yokuthi ziyingozi kubantu iyinganekwane yasemadolobheni emsulwa. Yiqiniso, lesi sicabucabu esibonakala sintekenteke singabulala inyamazane enkulu kakhulu (kuhlanganise nezicabucabu zasendlini) ngobuthi baso, kodwa asikho nhlobo isidingo sokukhathazeka.
Izicabucabu ezinemilenze emide zethulwa e-UK zisuka eYurophu ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20 futhi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi zasakazekela enyakatho yeNgilandi, Wales naseScotland, ikakhulukazi ngokugibela ifenisha kumaveni okulethwa.
Eminyakeni yangemva kweMpi Yezwe II, uchwepheshe wezicabucabu uBill Bristol walihamba lonke izwe, ehlola amagumbi okuhlala izivakashi futhi ehlola nohlu lwesicabucabu.
Ungakwazi ukubona ukuthi isicabucabu sihlala ekhaya lakho ngokubheka emakhoneni ophahleni, ikakhulukazi emakamelweni apholile njengendlu yokugezela. Uma ubona ulwembu oluncane, olugelezayo olunesicabucabu ngaphakathi, ungasihlohla kahle ngepensela—isicabucabu sizonyakazisa wonke umzimba waso, esiwusebenzisela ukubalekela izilwane ezidla ezinye futhi sidide inyamazane.
Lesi sicabucabu singase sibonakale singabonakali, kodwa imilenze yaso emide iyasivumela ukuba sikhafule ulwembu olunamathelayo futhi sihlwithe noma iyiphi inyamazane entantayo edlule.
Lesi sinambuzane sesivamile eningizimu yeNgilandi, futhi ukuluma kwaso kungaba buhlungu kakhulu - kucishe kufane nokuntinyela kwezinyosi - kodwa njengezilwane ezihuquzelayo eziningi, asinalo ulaka; kufanele kucasulwe ukuhlasela.
Kodwa lokho kwaba kubi kakhulu ababengakwenza. Ngenhlanhla, imibiko yoquqaba lwezicabucabu ezibulalayo ezihlasela abantu abadlulayo yabonakala iyinganekwane nje.
Izicabucabu kufanele zikhuthazwe: zinhle, zisiza ukubulala izinambuzane, futhi zichitha isikhathi esiningi nathi kunalokho ongase ukucabange.
Ngivumelana naye. Kodwa ngicela ungamtsheli mkami ukuthi ngimema izicabucabu endlini, kungenjalo ngizoba senkingeni enkulu.
Ngeshwa, lapho ukhulula isicabucabu, ukugeleza komoya akukwazi ukushintshwa - kunganyakaziswa kuphela ngaphandle kwedivayisi, okungelula kangako.
Lena i-vacuum straw enikwa amandla ibhethri elingu-9-volt. Ubude bulungele ukubamba isicabucabu ngobude bengalo, kodwa ububanzi bubonakale buncane kimi. Ngizame phezu kwesicabucabu esiwusayizi omaphakathi esasikhwele udonga futhi sasicashe ngemva kwefreyimu yesithombe. Nakuba ukumunca kwakungenamandla kakhulu, ukumane ucindezele utshani ebusweni besicabucabu kwakwanele ukusikhipha ngaphandle kokulimaza.
Ngeshwa, lapho ukhulula isicabucabu, awukwazi ukushintsha indlela yokuhamba komoya—esikhundleni salokho, kufanele usithuntuthe usikhiphe ocingweni, okungeyona inqubo esheshayo.
Isebenza ngomgomo ofanayo nokumboza ikhadi lokuposa ngengilazi, kodwa isibambo esingama-intshi angu-24 sigcina lezo zinambuzane ezincane eziwuhlupho zingafinyeleleki.
Ukubamba isicabucabu phansi kulula. Vele umboze isicabucabu ngesivalo sepulasitiki esicacile bese uslayida umnyango ongezansi ngaphansi. Isivalo sepulasitiki esincanyana ngeke silimaze imilenze yesicabucabu lapho sivala. Nokho, khumbula ukuthi isicabha sintekenteke futhi ngezinye izikhathi asibambeki ngokuvikelekile, ngakho isicabucabu singase sizame ukubaleka.
Le ndlela iyasebenza uma nje isicabucabu singanyakazi; kungenjalo, cishe uzoyinquma imilenze noma uyichoboze.
Lesi isisetshenziswa esiqinile, esincane esikwazi ukubamba izilwane ezihuquzelayo ezincane ukuya ezimaphakathi. Kusebenza kahle uma isicabucabu singasebenzi kakhulu, kungenjalo uzosinquma imilenze noma usichoboze. Uma isicabucabu sibanjiwe, isicabha sepulasitiki esiluhlaza siyakhuphuka kalula, sivale isicabucabu ngaphakathi ukuze sikhululeke ngokuphephile.
Lesi sicupho sezinambuzane sifana nesibhamu se-flintlock sakudala futhi sisebenzisa isistimu yokumunca. Iza nethoshi le-LED eliwusizo ukukusiza ukuthi uthole futhi ubambe lezi zidalwa ezincane emakhoneni amnyama. Isebenza ngamabhethri e-AA amabili, futhi ngenkathi ukumunca kungaqinile kakhulu, ikhiphe ngempumelelo isicabucabu esinosayizi omaphakathi ekhabetheni lami. Isicupho sinomshini wokukhiya ukuvimbela izinambuzane ukuthi zingaphunyuki. Nokho, uma kubhekwa ububanzi beshubhu bungamayintshi angu-1.5 kuphela, ngikhathazekile ngokuthi izicabucabu ezinkulu zingase zingakwazi ukungena ngaphakathi.
Lo mkhiqizo uqukethe izibulala-zinambuzane i-permethrin ne-tetrafluoroethylene, ezingabulali izicabucabu kuphela kodwa nezinye izinambuzane, kuhlanganise nezinyosi. Ingasetshenziswa ngaphakathi nangaphandle futhi ingashiyi zinsalela, izinsalela ezinamathelayo, noma iphunga, kodwa angikwazi ukuziletha ukubulala izicabucabu ezingenabungozi.
Uma isinambuzane sesibanjiwe, kuyatuswa ukuthi “usichoboze”. Ngithola le ndlela iphumelela, kodwa angiyithandi.
Lesi sicupho sezinambuzane sinezicupho ezintathu ezinamathelayo zamakhadibhodi ezigoqa zibe “izindlu” ezincane ezingonxantathu ukuze zingabambi izicabucabu kuphela kodwa nezintuthwane, izintwala zokhuni, amaphela, amabhungane nezinye izinambuzane ezinwabuzelayo. Izicupho azinabo ubuthi futhi ziphephile ezinganeni nasezifuyweni. Nokho, ngasebenzisa esami isonto lonke futhi angizange ngibambe nesisodwa isinambuzane.
Ngakho-ke, yiziphi izindlela zemvelo zokususa izicabucabu endlini? Kuthiwa ama-chestnuts amahhashi abekwe efasiteleni axosha izicabucabu. Abathengisi be-eBay abasafufusa sebekuqaphelile lokhu: ama-chestnuts amahhashi angalanda kufika ku-£20 ngekhilogremu.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Nov-21-2025