This lunar environment, engendered by constant erosion, has produced a world of its own. Animals and plants cohabit in precarious equilibrium. The genius of nature has excelled : hairy caterpillars, tough, leathery-skinned frogs, prehistoric lizards, hairy tarentulas and the most fierce-looking aquatic larvae fight ferociously for survival amid weird and wonderful plants, many of which have become carnivorous, possibly because the barren soil could barely feed them. These carnivores sport an array of dazzling colours, all the better to attract their prey, or hide their mortal traps behind long, falsely protective leaves. Wild orchids have also found here the perfect place to exhibit their multi-coloured flowers.