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aestivation may have
evolved several hundred million years ago.
Organisms that
aestivate appear to be in a
fairly "light"
state of dormancy, as
their physiological...
- neck
always stay
above 0 °C (32 °F). A few
mammals in hot
environments aestivate in
times of
drought or
extreme heat, for
example the fat-tailed dwarf...
- the
temperate regions of
planet Earth. In hot weather,
adult Anopheles aestivate,
which is a
state of
dormancy that
enables the
mosquito to
survive in...
- carrion. They do not brumate, due to
their equatorial home range, but may
aestivate in the hotter,
drier months. Red-footed (and yellow-footed) tortoises...
- underground.
These creatures would become active during the
polar night and
aestivate during the
polar day due to the
intense heat and radiation. Much of the...
-
favor mammal burrows and
other underground hiding places,
where they also
aestivate.
Males tend to
display more semi-arboreal behaviors,
whilst females tend...
- eat invertebrates, such as insects, mollusks, and worms. Many
species aestivate through the dry season,
burying themselves in the mud.
Within Pleurodira...
- extreme, the
striped burrowing frog (Cyclorana alboguttata)
regularly aestivates during the hot, dry
season in Australia,
surviving in a
dormant state...
- and
reside in
mountains such as
Mount Bogong,
where they
gregariously aestivate over the
summer until their return towards breeding grounds again in the...
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includes bulbs, seeds,
stems and leaves. It hibernates, but it may also
aestivate.
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