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Cvetanje reke Tise
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Blooming of the River Tisza
Sedište
do prozora
Window seat
Pripremite se
za sletanje
Prepare for landing
Snimio / Photography: Dragoljub Zamurovi
Svake godine, sredinom juna, reka Tisa „procveta“ u
donjem toku. To je prirodna pojava kada milioni insekata
najkrupnije vrste iz porodice vodenih cvetova u Evropi,
strogo zašti enog tiskog cveta, izlete iz vode da provedu
svoje kratke živote od svega nekoliko sati i ostvare svrhu
postojanja – produženje vrste.
Tiski cvet je insekt star 200 miliona godina, dužine
8-12 santimetara, u Evropi živi samo na jednom mestu, u
mulju reke Tise. Pojava „cvetanja“ reke nastaje kada se
posle tri godine života u glini na dnu reke, larve podižu
na površinu, pretvaraju u insekte i ostanu u životu samo
do parenja. Mužjaci umiru odmah posle svadbenog
plesa, a ženke čim polože jaja. Kolektivni čin produže-
nja vrste postao je atrakcija koja privlači sve ve i broj
posmatrača.
Biolozi su ustanovili da zlatnožuti insekt sa velikim
crnim očima živi samo u reci Tisi na području Mađarske
i Srbije. Gradi i Kanjiža i Novi Bečej na severu Srbije,
organizuju svake godine festivale i pra enje fenomena sa
čamaca.
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In mid-June every year the River Tisza “blooms” in its
lower section. This is a natural phenomenon when millions
of insects of the Tisza Flower species emerge from the wa-
ter to spend their short lives, lasting only a few hours, and
serving their purpose – the procreation of the species.
The Tisza Flower is a type of ancient mayfly that 200
million years old, has a length of eight to twelve centimetres
and lives in only one place in Europe: the mud of the River
Tisza. Their emergence in the “blooming” occurs when the
larvae rise to the surface of the river after three years living
in the mud, turning into airborne insects and living only until
they mate. The males die immediately after the mating
dance, while the females succumb as soon as they lay their
eggs. Their collective act of procreation has become an at-
traction that entices an increasing number of observers.
Biologists have determined that this golden insect with
large black eyes lives exclusively along the Tisza in Hungary
and Serbia. The small northern Serbian towns of Kanjiža
and Novi Bečej organize annual festivals and monitor the
phenomenon from rowing boats.