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| The Invertebrates | |
| Some termite species grow mushrooms and build tall termite mounds equiped with ingenious systems of ventilation comprising "windows" that are oppened or closed to create draught! When the temperature increases nevertheless, all the colony finds refuge in the depth of the termitarium. |  some termite mounds are several hundred years old and reach impressive heights |
 thanks to the coastal fog the Namib is a desert gorging with life |
This beetle lives in the Namib desert. It waits without moving, head down, back facing the wind, until the fog condenses on its body surface. The dew drops then slowly run down towards its head and allow it to quench its thirst. |
| Highly territorial, the "White lady" hunts at night around its nest in the sand and attacks any spider that ventures into its territory, be they its own children, and eats them. |  when the night falls and the temperatures drop... |
 ...out of their hiding places emerge a variety of small creatures |
The most venomous Scorpions are those whose pincers are small and...sting is wide. But though the stings are always painful and sometimes serious they are rarely deadly for humans. |
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