Earth’s Most Indestructible Creature Identified: Tardigrade
Jul 14, 2017 by News Staff / Source
Tardigrades were first discovered in 1773 by the German zoologist Johann August Ephraim Goeze.
Also known as water bears or moss piglets, they can live for up to 60 years, and grow to a maximum size of 0.5 mm, best seen under a microscope.
These creatures are able to survive for up to 30 years without food or water, for a few minutes at temperatures as low as minus 272 degrees Celsius (minus 457 degrees Fahrenheit) or as high as 150 degrees Celsius (302 degrees Fahrenheit), and minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit) for decades.
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