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SueAnn Past Time Bears
Double Oak, Texas
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It's mysterious animal time!!!  This odd creature is a water bear (Tardigrade).  Tardigrades are amazing: the seemingly indestructible animals are the only ones known to survive the vacuum of space, and now researchers publishing in PNAS report one-sixth of their DNA comes from foreign organisms.
Tardigrades, researchers said, survive extreme temperatures by withstanding desiccation. When they dry out, their DNA breaks into small pieces. When they rehydrate and repair their DNA, they take in foreign DNA through temporary leaky cell membranes. This genetic variation has likely made the tardigrades evolve more tricks to help them withstand harsh environments.  It is known as the toughest animal in existence.

EJ Netcong, New Jersey
Posts: 1,595

Wow, that is so strange, but oddly cute!

BFB-Lyn Brimbin Forest Bears
NSW, Australia
Posts: 3,699
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bear_original Very interesting and strange all at the same time and kinda cute I suppose  bear_ermm

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