Talk:Sasthamcotta Lake

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Did you know... that purity of the Sasthamkotta Lake water for drinking use is attributed to presence of a large number of larvae called cavaborus, which consume much of the lake's bacteria?

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cavaborus?

Is there something more specific for this term, such as a scientific name for the species? I cannot find a lot of info on this. 76.88.111.70 (talk) 01:50, 2 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have made an elabborate search but not able to find a s scintific name for the word cavaborus. In case I can find it, I will post it in this page.--Nvvchar (talk) 13:56, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]