Aestivation Aestivation Aestivation or æstivation (from , summer, but also spelled estivation in American English) is a state of animal dormancy, similar to hibernation, 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. The fossil record suggests that aestivation may have evolved several hundred
Against the Seasons: Cold Winter Songs from the Dead Summer Heat that summer. A limited run of the album on cassette was also issued that year through Night Birds Records. The whole EP (save for "Awaiting the Inevitable") was later re-issued as part of Woods of Ypres' 2009 compilation CD "Independent Nature 2002-2007". Each song on the album would remain a frequent addition in Woods of Ypres setlists to varying degrees since this EP was released. Against the Seasons: Cold Winter Songs from the Dead Summer Heat Against the Seasons: Cold Winter Songs from the Dead Summer Heat is the first release and only EP from the Canadian black metal/doom metal