xerophiles
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Near-Invincible Tardigrades Have a Secret Chemical Weapon
Scientists may have figured out one of the many mysteries surrounding everyone’s favourite microscopic survivor: the tardigrade. In new research, a team appears to have uncovered a key mechanism that these tiny critters use to withstand harsh conditions that would kill almost any other animal. Tardigrades are a group of eight-legged invertebrates (their closest living…
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Microscopic Tardigrades Walk Like Animals 500,000 Times Their Size
Tardigrades are famous for their extreme durability, but new research shows how good they are at walking, despite their teeny size and squishy bodies.