Tardigrades, also known as waterbears, are water-dwelling, segmented micro-animals, with eight legs. Tardigrades are classified as extremophiles, organisms that can thrive in a physically or geochemically extreme condition that would be detrimental to most life on Earth. For example, tardigrades can withstand temperatures from just above absolute zero to well above the boiling point of water, pressures about six times greater than those found in the deepest ocean trenches, ionizing radiation at doses hundreds of times higher than the lethal dose for a human, and the vacuum of outer space. They can go without food or water for more than 10 years, drying out to the point where they are 3% or less water, only to rehydrate, forage, and reproduce. Continue reading for more.
18. Dumbo Octopus
17. Flamingo Tongue Snail
16. Red-Lipped Batfish
15. Mola Mola
14. Venus Flytrap Anemone
13. Terrible Claw Lobster
12. Comb Jelly
11. Goblin Shark
10. Sea Spider
9. Pompeii Worm
8. Blobfish
7. Flower Hat Jellyfish
6. Leafy Seadragon
5. Atolla Jellyfish
4. Sarcastic Fringehead
3. Glass Squid
2. Sea Butterfly
1. Squidworm
