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To: Resolute Conservative
And it stays alive at extreme hot temperatures (above boiling point of water) and lows near or at absolute 0?

This little fellow can =>

"Tardigrades can survive in extreme environments. For example, they can withstand temperatures from just above absolute zero to well above the boiling point of water, pressures about six times greater than those found in the deepest ocean trenches, ionizing radiation at doses hundreds of times higher than the lethal dose for a human, and the vacuum of outer space. They can go without food or water for more than 10 years, drying out to the point where they are 3% or less water, only to rehydrate, forage, and reproduce."

--wiki

58 posted on 12/16/2014 6:56:49 PM PST by Ken H (What happens on the internet stays on the internet.)
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To: Ken H

Interesting. The area around the head/mouth looks a little man-made (like plastic) however.


59 posted on 12/17/2014 6:24:27 AM PST by Resolute Conservative
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