The desert is full of beautiful plants and animal life but it hides the fact that some of them are hostile
Like what for example?
The amount of biodiversity is amazing and a good example would be the flowering cactus,  which may look nice but will protects itself with its thorns  
I really like cacti plants.
Cactus
A cactus (plural: "cacti", "cactuses", or less commonly, "cactus") is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. The word "cactus" derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek , a name originally used by Theophrastus for a spiny plant whose identity is not certain. Cacti occur in a wide range of shapes and sizes. Most cacti live in habitats subject to at least some
good growing conditions can grow all year round, whereas other plants in suboptimal conditions will not be able to do this. This fact is one example of the versatility of the herb, which is able to easily adapt to its environment. This versatility is also demonstrated in the flowering period of "S. hispidulus" which is estimated to be from October to April, but is differently assessed by New Zealand Plant Conservation Network to last from August to May which is a very large time period for flowering to occur. But it is