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 Underground life |
c/o Ostello della gioventù Salita Fontana del ferro, 15 Verona 37129 Italy |
The Laboratory of Subterranean Biology focusses on the study of biospelaeology, like the study of underground life. This discipline was founded in 1831, by the Austrian entymologist Count von Hohenwart, who discovered the first examples of cave insects in the caves of Postumia. The subterranean laboratory, which is situated near the youth hostel, was first housed in an ancient cave which had been used as an air-raid shelter during the Second World War. The cave is a horizontal cavity of around 80m, with a temperature of around 11 °C. Above it lie the grounds of the Villa Francescatti. This underground centre is concerned with protecting the environment and with promoting spelaeological activity in the region. Review © 2007, Wcities |