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The beginning of the Wikipedia article for aestivation:

This article is about a state of animal dormancy, similar to hibernation. For other uses, see Aestivation (disambiguation).

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.[1] It takes place during times of heat and dryness, 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.

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Nightmare (1800)

— by Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard

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Konstantin Korovin - Illustration for the novel Eugene Onegin. Tatiana’s Dream (1899)

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Emilia Castañeda Martínez (Spanish, b.1943)

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Illustrated by Gustave Doré (French, 1832-1883)

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Paul Delvaux, “Skeletons in an office”, 1944

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Grave of a Suicide Victim (1900)

— by Wilhelm Kotarbiński

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Welder Wings

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