Tardigrade , a micro animal with super powers
Tardigrade, A micro animal with the size of 0.5 mm. They're minuscule and chubby with 4 set of legs. In which, every toe contains four to eight curved nails. It have very super-power abilities to survive. This little creature that have survived all 5 massive extinctions. It is believed that Tardigrades are living over 600 million years.
Tardigrade literally means slow stepper. By forming a 'tun' and dropping metabolism with expelling water they can reach a point of suspended animation. This is why word 'Tardigrade' is used for these little creatures.
Tardigrade can live in some extreme conditions. It can live in -272°C which in less only 1 degree to absolute 0, the lowest temperature physically possible. Where all atomic part stops working. It can survive in 150°C hot weather as well. It means they can live in Magma(lava). It can live in space up to 14 days without facing any difficulty. So they can handle absolute vacuum of space. It can live almost 30 years without eating and they found almost every where.
Tardigrades are very strong micro animals when it comes to survival. They are found every where in world. They have been found at the top of the tallest mountain(Himalayas). They have been found at hot springs in the japan. They have been found in deep of the sea in Antarctic. In-fact they are everywhere in the earth.
In order to survival a Tardigrade curl up into a ball, holding their head and 8 legs inside their body and form a tun. This procedure slow down their life cycle. In loss of 99% loss of water. This procedure known as Anhydrobisis. Anhydrobisis mean life without water and they wait until the water returns. In this process DNA, PROTEIN and MEMBRANE get trapped, it keeps these molecules into locked position. Once the organs are dehydrated it transform itself into earlier stage.
There are over 1,100,000,000 species of Tardigrade in this planet and still many of yet to discover. The biggest adults may reach a body length of 1.5 mm. These little creatures are surviving before dinosaur. They are very tough when it comes to survive. Just because they have such these strong abilities it is said they can survive more than any other species. It is also known as the name 'water-bear'.
Tardigrade literally means slow stepper. By forming a 'tun' and dropping metabolism with expelling water they can reach a point of suspended animation. This is why word 'Tardigrade' is used for these little creatures.
Tardigrade can live in some extreme conditions. It can live in -272°C which in less only 1 degree to absolute 0, the lowest temperature physically possible. Where all atomic part stops working. It can survive in 150°C hot weather as well. It means they can live in Magma(lava). It can live in space up to 14 days without facing any difficulty. So they can handle absolute vacuum of space. It can live almost 30 years without eating and they found almost every where.
Tardigrades are very strong micro animals when it comes to survival. They are found every where in world. They have been found at the top of the tallest mountain(Himalayas). They have been found at hot springs in the japan. They have been found in deep of the sea in Antarctic. In-fact they are everywhere in the earth.
In order to survival a Tardigrade curl up into a ball, holding their head and 8 legs inside their body and form a tun. This procedure slow down their life cycle. In loss of 99% loss of water. This procedure known as Anhydrobisis. Anhydrobisis mean life without water and they wait until the water returns. In this process DNA, PROTEIN and MEMBRANE get trapped, it keeps these molecules into locked position. Once the organs are dehydrated it transform itself into earlier stage.
There are over 1,100,000,000 species of Tardigrade in this planet and still many of yet to discover. The biggest adults may reach a body length of 1.5 mm. These little creatures are surviving before dinosaur. They are very tough when it comes to survive. Just because they have such these strong abilities it is said they can survive more than any other species. It is also known as the name 'water-bear'.
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