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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  • albdc2012
    albdc20123년 이상
    I thought tardigrades were invincible and indestructible
    • dream_beyond
      dream_beyond3년 이상
      I'm kinda shocked! I mean they can survive extreme conditions.......but snail slime weakens them!?
    • magnetcarlson
      magnetcarlson3년 이상
      Even the toughest have weaknesses.
      • summer_beach
        summer_beach3년 이상
        This is so cool! I thought a Tardigrade could live through anything!
        • user5897
          user58973년 이상
          Amazing
          • victoria_wise
            victoria_wise3년 이상
            cool
            • victoria_wise
              victoria_wise3년 이상
              wow
              • summer_beach
                summer_beach3년 이상
                One weakness? Snail slime? This is so cool! I thought a Tardigrade could live through anything but I never thought it's one weakness would be Snail slime!

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