DESERT

CLIMATE

• During the day it can become extremely hot in the desert and at night the heat escapes causing it to become extremely cold
• The desert tends to have high winds and with little rain it is also very dry

TERRAIN

• The desert can vary from sand filled dunes to dry barren wastelands

SAGUARO CACTUS

• The Saguaro Cactus has a smooth and waxy skin and is covered with two-inch spines that are located on the tree's vertical ribs.
• The Saguaro Cactus can absorb a lot of water because the ribs on the plant can expand.
• The Saguaro Cactus lives only within the Sonoran Desert of southeastern California, southern Arizona, and northwestern Mexico.

THORNY DEVIL

• This is the only species in its genus.
• The lizard's body has conical spines all over, including spines above each eye and a hump behind its head which is spiny.
• The tail is also spiny.
• The color changes on the Thorny Devil's body from yellow to reddish brown to black, depending on which type of soil it is crossing.
• The Thorny Devil is one of the least aggressive reptiles.
• The Thorny Devil is found in Western Australia, and North and South Queensland.