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What insects hunt with bioluminescence?

Found in New Zealand and Australia, fungal mosquitoes of the genus Arachnocampa in the larval phase have the property of bioluminescence. Attached to the ceiling of the caves, they develop and hang sticky threads down. They come across other insects that fly to the glow like moths to a lantern.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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What was the greatest miracle of the Egyptian city of Alexandria?

The greatest miracle of the Egyptian city of Alexandria, founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great, was the library, where 2 thousand years ago the best minds of antiquity laid the foundation for the systematic study of mathematics, physics, biology, astronomy, literature, geography and medicine.

The Library of Alexandria was created and maintained by the Ptolemies, the Greek kings who inherited Egypt as part of the empire of Alexander the Great. The library contained about a million papyrus scrolls, all its manuscripts were systematized, and a special department was engaged in translation into Greek.

Scientists lived together, at public expense.

The Library of Alexandria is the first example in history of the collective organization of scientific research. Something similar was achieved again only in the twentieth century.

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