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Nazodelavo Cave Natural Monument
Nazodelavo Cave Natural Monument ( ka, ნაზოდელავოს მღვიმე) is a karst cave 6.8 km to the north from village Akhuti in Chkhorotsqu Municipality in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of Georgia. Cave is located on the left bank of river Zana ( Khobi river tributary), 290 meters above sea level. Nazodelavo means the dwelling of Zodelavos. According to cave narratives, it was used as a means of defense in the middle ages. Morphology Nazodelavo karst cave formed in a conglomerates of the Neogene geologic period in Odishi plain karst massif. Cave is 600 m long with main tunnel average width of 4 m and height 3 m. The two main outlets are narrower and shorter than the main cave tunnel. A cold underground river with clear water flows through an erosion canyon in cave floor. In some places depth of the erosion canyon reaches 7-8 meters. Fauna In the cave and in the surrounding area on the surface there are summer moths. The inhabitants of the cave incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zugdidi
Zugdidi ( ka, ზუგდიდი; xmf, ზუგდიდი or ზუგიდი) is a city in the western Georgian historical province of Samegrelo (Mingrelia). It is situated in the north-west of that province. The city is located 318 kilometres west of Tbilisi, 30 km from the Black Sea coast and 30 km from the Egrisi Range, at an elevation of 100–110 metres above sea level. Zugdidi is the capital of the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, which combines Samegrelo Mingrelia ( ka, სამეგრელო, tr; xmf, სამარგალო, samargalo; ab, Агырны, Agirni) is a historic province in the western part of Georgia, formerly known as Odishi. It is primarily inhabited by the Mingrelians ... (Mingrelia) and upper part of Svaneti, and the center of the Zugdidi Municipality within. The city serves as a residence of Metropolitan of Zugdidi and Tsaishi Eparchy of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church. Etymolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidocyrtus
''Lepidocyrtus'' is a genus of slender springtails in the family Entomobryidae Entomobryidae, sometimes called "slender springtails", is a family of springtails characterised by having an enlarged fourth abdominal segmentation (biology), segment and a well-developed furcula (Collembola), furcula. Species in this family ma .... There are at least 30 described species in ''Lepidocyrtus''. Species References Hexapoda Springtail genera {{Springtail-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caves Of Georgia (country)
A cave or cavern is a natural void in the Earth#Surface, ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea caves, rock shelters, and grottos, that extend a relatively short distance into the rock and they are called ''exogene'' caves. Caves which extend further underground than the opening is wide are called ''endogene'' caves. Speleology is the science of exploration and study of all aspects of caves and the cave environment. Visiting or exploring caves for recreation may be called Caving, ''caving'', ''potholing'', or ''spelunking''. Formation types The formation and development of caves is known as ''speleogenesis''; it can occur over the course of millions of years. Caves can range widely in size, and are formed by various geological processes. These may involve a combination of chemical processes, erosion by water, tectonic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natural Monuments Of Georgia (country)
Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. Although humans are part of nature, human activity is often understood as a separate category from other natural phenomena. The word ''nature'' is borrowed from the Old French ''nature'' and is derived from the Latin word ''natura'', or "essential qualities, innate disposition", and in ancient times, literally meant " birth". In ancient philosophy, ''natura'' is mostly used as the Latin translation of the Greek word '' physis'' (φύσις), which originally related to the intrinsic characteristics of plants, animals, and other features of the world to develop of their own accord. The concept of nature as a whole, the physical universe, is one of several expansions of the original notion; it began with certain core applications of the word φύσις by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prometheus Cave Natural Monument
Prometheus Cave Natural Monument ( ka, პრომეთეს მღვიმე) also known as ''Kumistavi Cave'' ( ka, ყუმისთავის მღვიმე) and ''Tsqaltubo Cave'' ( ka, ღლიანის მღვიმე) is a karst cave located in Tsqaltubo Municipality in Imereti region of Georgia. Morphology Prometheus Cave formed in Sataphlia-Tskaltubo karst massif. The total length of the cave is about 11 km, of which 1060 m are open to visitors. The cave has a total of 22 halls, six of which are currently open to tourists. Agenda.ge Fauna The inhabitants of the cave include '' |
Ilia State University
Ilia State University ISU (Georgian: ილიას სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი) was founded in 2006 as a result of a merger of six different academic institutions with long and varied histories. Currently ISU is one of the leading research and educational institutions in Georgia. History Ilia State University (ISU), located in Tbilisi, is a flagship public research and comprehensive higher education institution in the South Caucasus which focuses on scientific advancement and transferring top notch knowledge to facilitate societal development. Established in 2006 as a merger of six different institutions, each having a long history and a diverse institutional profile, Ilia State University justly occupies the top position among research universities in South Caucasus. ISU's mission revolves around three main principles: Unity of Teaching and Research, Unity of Liberal and Specialized Education, and Unity of Universal and Local Its 4 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxychilus
''Oxychilus'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropods in the subfamily Oxychilinae of the family Oxychilidae, the glass snails. Synonyms * ''Aplostoma'' Moquin-Tandon, 1855 * ''Cretozonites'' Kobelt, 1890 * ''Euhyalina'' Albers, 1857 * ''Euhyalinia'' J. W. Taylor, 1907 * ''Helicella'' Gray, 1847 * ''Hyalina'' Gray, 1847 (invalid - not Schumacher, 1817 (homonym)) * ''Hyalina'' A. Férussac, 1821 * ''Hyalina (Euhyalina)'' Albers, 1857 * ''Hyalinia'' Charpentier, 1837 (junior synonym) * ''Hyalinia (Hyalinia)'' Charpentier, 1837 (junior synonym) * ''Hyalinia (Polita)'' Held, 1838 (Invalid: junior objective synonym of Oxychilus) * ''Hyalofulgida'' Monterosato, 1892 * ''Lindholmella'' C.R. Boettger, 1930 * ''Omalota'' Scudder, 1882 * ''Oxychilops'' C.R. Boettger, 1930 * ''Oxychilus (Alzonula)'' Giusti, 1969 accepted, alternate representation * ''Oxychilus (Atlantoxychilus)'' A. Riedel, 1964· accepted, alternate representation * ''Oxychilus (C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folsomia
''Folsomia'' is a genus of elongate-bodied springtails in the family Isotomidae. There are more than 110 described species in ''Folsomia''. Species * ''Folsomia candida'' * ''Folsomia fimetaria'' * ''Folsomia fimetarioides'' * ''Folsomia prima'' * ''Folsomia quadrioculata'' * ''Folsomia regularis ''Folsomia regularis'' is a species of elongate-bodied springtails in the family Isotomidae Isotomidae is a family of elongate-bodied springtails in the order Entomobryomorpha. Genera These 109 genera belong to the family Isotomidae: * '' Aack ...'' References Further reading * External links * Collembola Articles created by Qbugbot Springtail genera {{Springtail-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the butterflies form a monophyletic group, the moths, comprising the rest of the Lepidoptera, do not. Many attempts have been made to group the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera into natural groups, most of which fail because one of the two groups is not monophyletic: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera, Heterocera and Rhopalocera, Jugatae and Frenatae, Monotrysia and Ditrysia.Scoble, MJ 1995. The Lepidoptera: Form, function and diversity. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press; 404 p. Although the rules for distinguishing moths from butterflies are not well establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karst Cave
Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant rocks, such as quartzite, given the right conditions. Subterranean drainage may limit surface water, with few to no rivers or lakes. However, in regions where the dissolved bedrock is covered (perhaps by debris) or confined by one or more superimposed non-soluble rock strata, distinctive karst features may occur only at subsurface levels and can be totally missing above ground. The study of ''paleokarst'' (buried karst in the stratigraphic column) is important in petroleum geology because as much as 50% of the world's hydrocarbon reserves are hosted in carbonate rock, and much of this is found in porous karst systems. Etymology The English word ''karst'' was borrowed from German in the late 19th century, which entered German much earlier. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neogene
The Neogene ( ), informally Upper Tertiary or Late Tertiary, is a geologic period and system that spans 20.45 million years from the end of the Paleogene Period million years ago ( Mya) to the beginning of the present Quaternary Period Mya. The Neogene is sub-divided into two epochs, the earlier Miocene and the later Pliocene. Some geologists assert that the Neogene cannot be clearly delineated from the modern geological period, the Quaternary. The term "Neogene" was coined in 1853 by the Austrian palaeontologist Moritz Hörnes (1815–1868). During this period, mammals and birds continued to evolve into modern forms, while other groups of life remained relatively unchanged. The first humans (''Homo habilis'') appeared in Africa near the end of the period. Some continental movements took place, the most significant event being the connection of North and South America at the Isthmus of Panama, late in the Pliocene. This cut off the warm ocean currents from the Pacific to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khobi (river)
The Khobi () or Khobistskali (ხობისწყალი) is a river in Georgia. It flows into the Black Sea through the Colchis Lowland. Khobi town and Chkhorotsqu town are both situated on the banks of the Khobi river. It is used for irrigation in some areas. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .Хоби (река) The source of water is mainly rain. The mean flow rate (30 km from the mouth) is 44.2 m3/s, maximum 333m3/s. The main tributary of the Khobi is the . During the < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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