The plants in these colonies also need tough resilient stems above the soil, stems that can bent a lot but not break as water constantly crashes into them.
"It will be an unknown location in the open desert," he said, adding that a burial was needed because decomposition of the body had reached the point where the "corpse cannot last any longer".
Rats and other animals need to be highly at tuned to social signals from others so that they can identify friends to cooperate with and enemies to avoid.
Even when the ball is in someone else's court for the moment, always give yourself timely reminders to ensure that it returns to your side of the net when it's expected and needed.