Water bear (Tardigrade) facts: 1. Water dwelling, eight-legged micro-animals 2. Their size is about 0.5 mm (0.02") 3. They can be found literally anywhere 4. Withstand temps from 1K to 420 K (-272°C to 150°C) 5. Withstand pressures from vacuum to bottom of oceans 6. Can live without food & water for 30+ years 7. Withstand 5000Gray of radiation (humans die at 5Gray) 8. Withstand environmental toxins 9. Born with all cells, cells don't divide, they just expand 10. Have existed for 530 million years. Microphoto of a water bear above write up
Water bear don’t care about your Armageddon
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Not on the list: they can survive in the vacuum of space for up to ten days.
