The shallow pools of seawater within the marsh evaporated under the hot summer sun enjoyed by the island, leaving a gleaming crust of salt crystals.

These small and shallow pools may contain a population of around 150 individuals, are generally no larger than 600 square metres, and evaporate in the dry seasons.

It is also unusual for its ability to survive desiccation by burrowing into sand, a process of aestivation, when the pools it lives in periodically evaporate.

By the time oil prices recovered and a sustained drilling boom took off, the pool of skilled labor had largely evaporated.

To one side a pool of unnam- able colouring was slowly evaporating, giving off a foul odour.

The few pools would evaporate as the sun returned.

A pool of melted metal forms in the boat cavity and evaporates into a cloud above the source.

The second pool evaporated, and the tall Arab she had seen at Haasi Fokra appeared.

They must reach this stage before the pool of water evaporates, and thus they sometimes mature in as little as 9 days after the eggs are laid.

The seeds germinate once the pool evaporates with the arrival of summer.