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Anonymous
It be water bear
>> Anonymous
homo
>> Anonymous
waterbears are awesome
>> Anonymous
Nasty... Is that some sort of louse? I've never heard of those before.
>> Anonymous
I hate these fuckers.

They have infinite life, literally.
>> Anonymous
they are basicly indestructable... they can hibernate for eternity in space if they have to. I betcha they're from another planet
>> Anonymous
they can survive in extreme heat, cold, like 50 times the radiation that would kill a human, they can survive for hundreds of years, they can also survive in space and in pressure 6 times than the deepest trench in the ocean...it could fuck you up
>> Anonymous
>>110140
>>110202
>>110212
Lol natural life-span of six months.
>> Anonymous
Temperature — tardigrades can survive being heated for a few minutes to 151°C or being chilled for days at -200°C, or for a few minutes at -272°C. (1° warmer than absolute zero).

Radiation — as shown by Raul M. May from the University of Paris, tardigrades can withstand 5,700 grays or 570,000 rads of x-ray radiation. (Ten to twenty grays or 1000-2000 rads could be fatal to a human).

Pressure — they can withstand the extremely low pressure of a vacuum and also very high pressures, many times greater than atmospheric pressure. It has recently been proven that they can survive in the vacuum of space. Recent research has notched up another feat of endurability, apparently they can withstand 6000 atmospheres pressure, which is nearly six times the pressure of water in the deepest ocean trench.

Dehydration - When a piece of dried-up moss which had been kept in a museum for 120 years was moistened, tardigrades successfully recovered from the 'tuns' in the moss.
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look at this mighty creature gallop across the plains!
>> Anonymous
it removes water from its body, stopping all biological process including death. it can reanimate from a state of suspension by rehydrating thousands of years later.
>> Anonymous
>>110811
how can it do that thousands of years later? wouldn't it's molecular structure have started to break down by then?
>> Anonymous
well scientists have found water bears that old. so i guess no.
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Moss Piglets ftw
>> Anonymous
we should just be thankful theyre microscopic... imagine if they were the size of actual bears. AND HOSTILE.
>> Anonymous
>>110881
Imagine if they were hostile at ANY size. Microscopic or huge like PS3.
>> Anonymous
water bears can survive the vaccum of space
>> Anonymous
>>110971
Slow on the uptake.
>> Anonymous
and live for 200 years without water !
>> Anonymous
I wish I was a water bear, it'd be awesome.