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What (who) is aestivation - definition
![Numerous individuals of the snail ''[[Cernuella virgata]]'' aestivating on a wire fence near [[Glanum]], in the south of [[France]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Glanum-snail-climb-fence-5763.jpg?width=200 "Numerous individuals of the snail ''[[Cernuella virgata]]'' aestivating on a wire fence near [[Glanum]], in the south of [[France]].")
![Introduced ''[[Theba pisana]]'' snails aestivating on a row of fence posts in [[Kadina, South Australia]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kadina-snails-climb-fence-0716.jpg?width=200 "Introduced ''[[Theba pisana]]'' snails aestivating on a row of fence posts in [[Kadina, South Australia]]")
![''[[Theba pisana]]'' snails aestivating on ''[[Foeniculum vulgare]]'' in [[Montbazin]], [[France]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Theba pisana on Foeniculum vulgare, Montbazin, Hérault 03.jpg?width=200 "''[[Theba pisana]]'' snails aestivating on ''[[Foeniculum vulgare]]'' in [[Montbazin]], [[France]]")
Wikipedia
Aestivation (Latin: aestas (summer); also spelled estivation in American English) is a state of animal dormancy, similar to hibernation, although taking place in the summer rather than the winter. Aestivation is characterized by inactivity and a lowered metabolic rate, that is entered in response to high temperatures and arid conditions. It takes place during times of heat and dryness, the hot dry season, which are often the summer months.
Invertebrate and vertebrate animals are known to enter this state to avoid damage from high temperatures and the risk of desiccation. Both terrestrial and aquatic animals undergo aestivation. Fossil records suggest that aestivation may have evolved several hundred million years ago.
