Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Tardigrades ( You HAVE to see this!!!)



Yes.....this creature is real.....it is microscopic, only reaching a maximum length of 2 mm. These things can survive in the vacuum of space, totally exposed to the solar and cosmic radiation.  They can also hibernate for 10 years without food or water ( this is no joke).  They can survive at temperatures just above absolute zero.  It makes you wonder where they came from. They have been given the nickname of "water bears."

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