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They have the remarkable ability to shut their metabolism off and hibernate for almost five years. They can survive in places and conditions where other animals will perish: from extreme heat up to 304 degrees Fahrenheit to extraordinary cold down to –328 degrees Fahrenheit. They’ve even been shown to be able to survive in the vacuum of space.
Mike Heath
Tartigrades.
Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future
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