Pulling himself over the wet clay-like soil, he stumbled into what seemed to be the remains of a small temple.

Second, these rains often fall on poorly-absorbent and often clay-like soil, which greatly increase the amount of runoff that rivers and other water channels have to handle.

Sun and water have eroded the clay-like soil, creating sinkholes and caves that are home to thousands of bats and bizarre creatures, such as the blind cave shrimp and the purple land crab.

Field Garlic tends to grow in slightly moist, heavy clay-like soil, although it will grow just fine in other soils.

They recognize that asbestos can be contained rather than removed, and that oil leaks that will quickly spread through sandy soil will not move far in clay-like soil.

Different types of soil will result in different amounts of energy being transferred upward into the subject's foot, with saturated "clay-like" soil transferring the most.

Another lookalike species is P. samuiensis, found in Thailand, where it grows in well-manured clay-like soils or among rice paddies.

The volcanic, clay-like soil of the region owes its black colour to the high iron content of the basalt from which it formed.

Due to the clay-like soil retains moisture well, meaning that crops such as paddy and sugar-cane cannot be grown.

It also grows in different soil types, from clay-like soils to sandy soils.