two of my fave animals:
tardigrades + bdelloid rotifers
😍 💥 💖
tardigrades:
New species of near-indestructible tardigrades found in parking lot
https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/tardigrade-new-species-teach-us
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bdelloid rotifers:
Who needs sex? – Rotifers import genes from fungi, bacteria and plants
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2008/06/01/who-needs-sex-rotifers-import-genes-from-fungi-bacteria-and-plants/
Rotifers find answer to parasites by blowing on the wind
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2010/01/28/rotifers-find-answer-to-parasites-by-blowing-on-the-wind/
Bdelloid rotifers – the world’s most radiation-resistant animals
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2008/03/24/bdelloid-rotifers-the-worlds-most-radiation-resistant-animals/