Invertebrates in Hot and Cold Arid Environments (Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1995)Paperback - Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1995, 14 December 2011

Deserts represent particularly hostile environments for their inhabitants. Lauritz Somme, Professor of Entomology at the University of Oslo, describes how spiders, insects and other invertebrates have adapted to these harsh conditions, focusing in particular on life in polar regions compared to that in temperate deserts.