The porosphere as an ecological medium emphasized in Professor Ghilarov's work on soil animal adaptations

摘要: The author recalls that the late Professor Mercury S. Ghilarov, from Institute of Animal Morphology and Ecology in Moscow, was a great pioneer soil zoology far-sighted scientist evolution terrestrial faunas. Ghilarov agreed during their insects passed through as transitional medium aquatic to habitats. His theory, which is based on morphological physiological observations, fits thermodynamics water describes when considering all porous bodies (porosphere), such other media, permitting slow gradual transition an towards xeric aerial system. In conclusion, general concept accessibility for animals formulated.