Tardigrades Have A Surprising Weakness: Snail Slime

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Microscopic tardigrades can survive in the most extreme environments (Credit: Schokraie E, Warnken U, Hotz-Wagenblatt A, Grohme MA, Hengherr S, et al. (2012), CC BY 2.5 /Wikimedia Commons)

Tardigrades are perhaps the most resilient creatures on Earth. Popularly called water bears, or moss piglets, they can thrive in the most extreme of conditions — from the peaks of mountains to the bottom of oceans, to even the vacuum of space. Now, researchers have finally found the one thing capable of killing the otherwise indestructible microscopic organisms — snail slime.

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  • 1_that_one_guy
    1_that_one_guy5달
    Of all things why slime from snails. But still very cool!!!!!!
    • yescorn
      yescorn2년 이상
      Huh? Why is snail slime their weakness?
      • thegretest21
        thegretest213년 이하
        Snail slime is a weakness of Tardigrade ???
        • stasis
          stasis약 3년
          I mean like i could go to space me personally
          • stasis
            stasis약 3년
            Wow.
            • annalisse10
              annalisse10약 3년
              That is crazy,and cool!
              • naomiforbuddies
                naomiforbuddies약 3년
                Wait snail slime!?
                • adroit_avimimus
                  adroit_avimimus약 3년
                  That is just amazing! I mean, tardigrades can literally survive in SPACE! And their only weakness is snail slime?! That's absolutely crazy!!
                  • idolcreature
                    idolcreature약 3년
                    And here I thought tardigrades were weird already. Welp, this is going in my fun facts library-
                    • nsme
                      nsme약 3년
                      SO COOL!!!

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