Look at it. It's creepy
Seriously creepy.
But If you went into outer space without protection, you'd die. Yet a tiny animal no larger than 1mm long – about the size of a pinhead – has survived this and more
Bake them, freeze them, fire them from a gun, or blast them into space: tardigrades can survive almost anything. Some experts even think this eight-legged micro-animal could outlive every other species on Earth – including humans – and survive right up until the Sun dies.
Also known as water bears and moss piglets.