Animal survives a few mins @ 150C or -200C, withstand 5700 greys of radiation, survive in space and

10 years without Water! :O

Informal source:
www.darkroastedblend.com...

Somewhat formal source:
en.wikipedia.org...

Formal Source:
www.tardigrades.com...




Also known as the water bear!

Are they real? they are everywhere, but how do you prove their existence?
Well www.tardigrades.com... has the answer

Fascinating little buggers all they need is an embedded RFID CHIP

[edit on 10/11/2007 by a1ex]

Tardigrades, also known as 'water bears' for obvious reasons, are quite real. See Dawkins, The Ancestor's Tale, and elsewhere.

Cute little beggars, aren't they? I'm surprised your post hasn't had any responses yet. Good luck.

Hmm, I wonder if something like that in Spore will work well? Gotta save this to try it out when the game comes out.

Go water bear! Go waterbear! its ya birthday!!I want to market stuffed waterbear toys, now that would be a big sellah!!! Seriously, if I were a scientist,I would wonder the cell structure of the water bears skin first, then try to replicate it.

[edit on 12-10-2007 by dntwastetime]