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catbyte

(34,383 posts) Sun Mar 10, 2019, 08:24 PM Mar 2019

Tardigrades Are the Toughest Animal on Earth

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Tardigrades Are the Toughest Animal on Earth (Original Post) catbyte Mar 2019 OP

So I looked at what wikipedia says about cryptobiosis ProudLib72 Mar 2019 #1

If they were 5mm longer, they'd be the perfect Sea Monkey-style pet jmowreader Mar 2019 #2

Th thanks for posting. Incredible creatures! bobbieinok Mar 2019 #3

Moss Piglets BAND NAME!!! TexasBushwhacker Mar 2019 #4

And here I always thought Democrats were the toughest creatures on Earth... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #5

Thanks! Sent it to all my grandchildren, via their... LAS14 Mar 2019 #6

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)

1. So I looked at what wikipedia says about cryptobiosis

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sun Mar 10, 2019, 08:48 PM

Mar 2019

There are several types of cryptobiosis depending on what extreme a creature is exposed to. Now what's interesting is that, while some animals can tolerate some extremes, the tardigrade can tolerate them all.

Here's the link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptobiosis

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)

2. If they were 5mm longer, they'd be the perfect Sea Monkey-style pet

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Sun Mar 10, 2019, 08:53 PM

Mar 2019

bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)

3. Th thanks for posting. Incredible creatures!

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Sun Mar 10, 2019, 11:33 PM

Mar 2019

TexasBushwhacker

(20,186 posts)

4. Moss Piglets BAND NAME!!!

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Mon Mar 11, 2019, 01:17 AM

Mar 2019

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,490 posts)

5. And here I always thought Democrats were the toughest creatures on Earth...

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 05:39 AM

Mar 2019

I'm still not convinced they beat us.

Although they can survive exposure to outer space, volcanoes and the depths of an ocean, who here really believes Tardigrades could survive Nixon/Agnew, Reagan, a double whammy of Bush, now Orange the Horrible One, not to mention decades of Faux News in the airport and Limbaugh on the neighbor's radio?

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LAS14

(13,783 posts)

6. Thanks! Sent it to all my grandchildren, via their...

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 07:58 AM

Mar 2019

... parents for some. But I bet they all know about these already.

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