Za ka so ka riƙe ɗaya a matsayin dabba: wani ɗan katantanwan teku mai kama da ganye, mai amfani da hasken rana, wanda ba za a iya jurewa ba.
Wani ɗan katantanwan teku mai launin kore mai haske, wanda ke amfani da hasken rana, kuma yana rayuwa a ƙarƙashin ruwa, ya lashe gasar Invertebrate of the Year da Guardian ke shiryawa, wadda take ƙara shahara. Katantanwan ganye, wanda aka fi sani da sunan kimiyya Costasiella kuroshimae, ya fito a kan gaba a zaɓen duniya bayan dubban daruruwan masu karatu a duk faɗin duniya sun koya game da waɗannan halittu marasa ƙashin bayan gida kuma suka nuna ƙaunarsu gare su, waɗanda suka zama mafi yawan rayuwar dabbobi a duniya.
Katantanwan ganye, wanda ake samu a ruwan zafi kusa da Japan, Indonesia, da Philippines, an fara bayyana shi ta hanyar kimiyya ne kawai a shekarar 1993. Ya lashe gasar ne bayan mai watsa shirye-shirye kuma mai fafutikar muhalli Chris Packham ya yabe shi, yana cewa: "Yana da matuƙar kyau amma kuma yana da wayo sosai. Yana tattara kayan da ake amfani da su don yin photosynthesis daga algae da yake ci, sannan ya gina nasa na'urorin hasken rana."
Gasar ta bana ta kasance mafi kusanci fiye da shekarun baya, lokacin da tardigrade da tsutsar ƙasa ta gama gari suka yi nasara da gagarumin rinjaye. Katantanwan ganye, tare da kyawawan idanunsa masu sheki, ya yi nasara a kan gasa mai ƙarfi daga babban ƙudan zuma mafi girma a duniya, moscardón (Bombus dahlbomii), wanda ya zo na biyu. Wannan babban ƙudan zuma mai launin ja yana ƙara fuskantar barazana a ƙasarsa ta Patagonia saboda ƙudan zuma da aka bullo da su daga waje waɗanda mutane suka shigo da su a cikin shekarun da suka gabata.
Na uku shi ne kaguwar dawaki (horseshoe crab), wata halitta mai ban mamaki da ta wanzu kafin dinosaur kuma tana da jini mai shuɗi, sai kuma ƙudan ƙasa na gama gari ya biyo ta.
Ko da yake tsutsotsi a tarihi sun yi kyau sosai a gasar, a bana matsayi na 10 ya tafi ga tsutsar bootlace mai ban mamaki, ɗaya daga cikin dabbobi mafi tsawo a duniya.
An ƙaddamar da gasar shekaru uku da suka wuce don murna da kuma nuna darajar invertebrates waɗanda ake yawan mantawa da su ko kuma a raina su, waɗanda adadinsu ya kai aƙalla nau'ikan miliyan 1.7—kusan kashi 97% na dukkan dabbobi—tare da yiwuwar akwai wasu miliyoyin da har yanzu ba a gano su ba kuma kimiyya ba ta bayyana su ba. Idan ba don aikin da invertebrates na daji suke yi ba, waɗanda suke yi wa amfanin gona pollination, suke tace ruwa, suke sake sarrafa sharar gida, suke tsaftace gurɓatacciyar muhalli, da kuma wadatar da ƙasa, rayuwar ɗan adam a duniya za ta ruguje da sauri.
A bana, dubban ƴan takara marasa ƙashin bayan gida waɗanda masu karatun Guardian suka zaɓa, daga masana kimiyya zuwa yara, an rage su zuwa jerin sunaye 10. Yayin da ake sanar da kowane ɗan takara a cikin bikin mako biyu na invertebrates, masana sun bayyana ra'ayoyinsu: Erica McAlister ta jaddada muhimmancin ƙudaje da kyawunsu, mai ɗaukar hoton namun daji Dara Ojo ya bayyana farin cikin ɗaukar hotuna na macro, kuma Connor Butler ya nuna cewa babu "wani" a duniyar halitta—dukkanmu muna cikin tsarin rayuwa ɗaya.
Katantanwan ganye, wanda ke rayuwa a ruwan zafi kusa da Japan, Indonesia, da Philippines, an fara bayyana shi ta hanyar kimiyya ne kawai a shekarar 1993. Tun daga wannan lokacin, ya ƙara zama sananne a al'adun ɗan adam, godiya ga ci gaban ɗaukar hotuna na macro a ƙarƙashin ruwa wanda ya bayyana kyawun sa mai ban sha'awa, wanda har ma ya yi wahayi zuwa ga aƙalla hali ɗaya na Pokémon.
**Tambayoyi da Aka Yi Yawa**
Anan akwai jerin tambayoyin da aka yi yawa game da sanarwar Invertebrate of the Year na 2026 tare da amsoshi masu haske da taƙaice.
**Tambayoyi na Gabaɗaya – Na Farko**
1. Menene kyautar Invertebrate of the Year?
Gasar ce ta shekara-shekara don wayar da kan jama'a game da invertebrates—dabbobin da ba su da ƙashin bayan gida. Tana nuna yadda waɗannan halittu suke da ban sha'awa da muhimmanci, maimakon mayar da hankali kan dabbobi masu ban sha'awa kamar dabbobi masu shayarwa ko tsuntsaye.
2. Wanene ya lashe Invertebrate of the Year 2026?
Wanda ya ci shi ɗan ƙaramin dabbar ruwa ne mai suna tardigrade. Ana kiransa da sunan "water bear" ko "moss piglet".
3. Jira, labarin ya ce girmansa kamar ƙwayar shinkafa ne. Da gaske shi ne ya ci?
Ee. Nau'in da ya ci nasara babba ne a tsakanin tardigrades amma har yanzu ƙarami ne. Yawancin tardigrades ba a iya gani da ido ba, amma wannan nau'in na musamman zai iya girma zuwa kusan 1.5 mm—kusan girman ƙwayar shinkafa. Wannan babba ne ga tardigrade.
4. Me yasa tardigrade ya ci? Menene ya sa ya zama na musamman?
Tardigrades sun shahara saboda kusan ba za a iya halaka su ba. Suna iya tsira daga zafi mai tsanani, sanyi mai tsanani, radiation, sararin samaniya, har ma da bushewa na shekaru da yawa. Su ne mafi girman masu tsira a duniya.
5. A ina zan iya samun ɗaya?
Za ka iya samun su kusan a ko'ina. Duba a cikin jika mai ɗanɗano, lichen, ganyen da suka faɗi, ko magudanar ruwa. Za ka buƙaci na'urar duban ƙananan halittu don ganin yawancinsu a fili, amma wanda ya ci nasara mai girman shinkafa za ka iya gani da ido idan ka duba sosai.
**Tambayoyi na Musamman – Na Ci Gaba**
6. Menene sunan kimiyya na nau'in da ya ci nasara?
Labarin ya koma ga wanda ya ci a matsayin Milnesium swansoni. Yana cikin rukunin tardigrades da aka sani da girma da kuma cin abinci mai yawa.
7. Ta yaya halitta mai girman haka take iya cin zaɓen jama'a?
Gasar yawanci gasa ce ta tsarin bracket inda jama'a ke zaɓe ta hanyar intanet. Tardigrades suna da magoya baya da yawa a intanet saboda kyawun su da kuma ikon tsira. Yawanci suna doke sauran ƴan takara.
