Toughest Creature Of Them All...

[mosaix]

Tardigrades - tiny invertebrates found everywhere on the planet.

According to last week's New Scientist, tardigrades have survived:

• Without water for 120 years
• Freezing to -278c
• Heating to 151c
• 10 days in the vacuum of space
• Pressure 6 times greater than the bottom of the deepest ocean
• X-ray and gamma radiation lethal to other life forms.

They curl up, switch off their metabolism and wait for conditions to improve.

 

[Starbeast]

Tradigrades are definately a tough breed, and they're such cool looking little creatures, it's fun watching them move about.

 

[BookStop]

Had to look 'em up, as i wasn't sure what they are. Kind of cute little guys though.

Tiny water bears become first creatures to survive in space | Mail Online

 

[mosaix]

Error correction - that should be -272.8c

-278c would be somewhat difficult to say the least.

 

[PTeppic]

I'm not sure the extra 5.2C would make a difference at that point (okay, apart from laws of physics...)