They are the toughest animals on the planet - and now scientists have discovered that they can even survive in space.
The
tiny creatures, known as tardigrades or water bears, are certainly
strange-looking with their eight chubby legs, little claws and probing
heads.
Some experts have compared their shape with jelly babies
or moles but tardigrades they should not be judged by their 'cute'
appearance. They are virtually indestructible - they will not die even
if they are boiled, frozen, squeezed under pressure or desiccated.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1054351/Tiny-water-bears-creatures-survive-space.html#ixzz16ijC93OB
The
tiny creatures, known as tardigrades or water bears, are certainly
strange-looking with their eight chubby legs, little claws and probing
heads.
Some experts have compared their shape with jelly babies
or moles but tardigrades they should not be judged by their 'cute'
appearance. They are virtually indestructible - they will not die even
if they are boiled, frozen, squeezed under pressure or desiccated.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1054351/Tiny-water-bears-creatures-survive-space.html#ixzz16ijC93OB
Tiny water bears become first creatures to survive in space | Mail Online
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