Tardigrades
Posted on January 27, 2009 Comments (5)
Tardigrades (commonly known as water bears) have eight legs and are their own phylum on the tree of life. Some can survive temperatures close to absolute zero, temperatures as high as 151 °C (303 °F), 1,000 times more radiation than any other animal, nearly a decade without water, and even the vacuum of space.
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Categories: Life Science, Science, Students
Tags: biology, extremophile, microbes, npr, science webcasts
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January 28th, 2009 @ 8:15 pm
I am amazed that I learn something new every day. The Tun stage is what I need on these freezing days.
Nice post thanks for sharing it!
January 30th, 2009 @ 1:18 am
This is interesting and I also learned something new today. They definitely look like bears, hehe.
A decade without water? Are any other animals close to this?
February 2nd, 2009 @ 3:19 am
So these Water Bears can basically live anywhere in the universe?
Do they have an environment where they thrive?
I did not know of such a creature.
I live it.
February 10th, 2009 @ 5:28 pm
why water bears?? is not look like a bear? well thanks because i learn new things today…
June 3rd, 2009 @ 8:39 am
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