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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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tiny living lights
The Niah Great Cave is host to half a million black-nest swiftlets that make their nests high in the cave's walls. These birds' nests help feed Asia's appetite for bird's nest soup. In this dark, silent place, thousands of tiny living lights belonging to glowworms dot the ceiling and walls.
Hi,
How should I interpret "living lights" in the above? Thanks.
Hi,
How should I interpret "living lights" in the above? Thanks.
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Angliholic The Niah Great Cave is host to half a million black-nest swiftlets that make their nests high in the cave's walls. These birds' nests help feed Asia's appetite for bird's nest soup. In this dark, silent place, thousands of tiny living lights belonging to glowworms dot the ceiling and walls.
- Angliholic The Niah Great Cave is host to half a million black-nest swiftlets that make their nests high in the cave's walls.
- These birds' nests help feed Asia's appetite for bird's nest soup.
- In this dark, silent place, thousands of tiny living lights belonging to glowworms dot the ceiling and walls.
- How should I interpret "living lights" in the above?
- The tiny lights belong to glowworms, l iving larvae or insects, which glow through bioluminescence.
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AngliholicThe Niah Great Cave is host to half a million black-nest swiftlets that make their nests high in the cave's walls. These birds' nests help feed Asia's appetite for bird's nest soup. In this dark, silent place, thousands of tiny living lights belonging to glowworms dot the ceiling and walls.
How should I interpret "living lights" in
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tiny living lights: tiny flickering lights, as the flicker adds life to the light/flame
tiny living lights: tiny flickering lights, as the flicker adds life to the light/flame
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