These eggs might lie in dried up puddles for a long time. But when the puddles fill up with water they hatch again. The shrimp mate and lay eggs before the water dries up. Some of the animals which live in the desert are mice, rats, ground squirrels, rabbits, kit foxes, camels, and badgers. They sleep all day in holes and come out at night for food and water.
Camels have pads on their feet to help it walk on the sand.
When there is a sandstorm, it's nostrils and eyelids are able to close tightly to keep out sand. The camels lips and tongue are tough, so it can eat thorny or sharp trees. The reptiles in the desert are lizards, tortoises, and snakes. Those animals are cold blooded. That means their bodies stay the same temperature as their surroundings.