aestivating

/ˈiːstɪveɪt/

verb

(of an insect, fish, or amphibian) spend a hot or dry period in a prolonged state of torpor or dormancy.

The toads must aestivate during the summer, burrowing down into the soil to survive the heat.

asleep,sleeping,slumbering,resting,reposing,drowsing,comatose,supine