All these living beings have learned the secret, if not immortality, then longevity. They are able to survive in the most extreme conditions, which would cause sudden death in organisms less resistant to such circumstances. One gets the feeling that they are immune to death. In truth, the appearance of many of them is disgusting. But looking at these practically immortal inhabitants of planet Earth, you, in fact, learn the secret of eternity.
Dear reader, the Ofigenno.cc team of infotainment online magazine presents you with a selection of the 7 most enduring creatures on Earth. Under such conditions, in which these organisms live, anyone would have thrown away their skates!..
1. Tree branch
At first glance, it may seem that this is a giant grasshopper. This insect's blood contains a special protein that prevents blood clotting. That is why tree breeze is able to survive at the lowest temperatures. She hibernates. For a while, her internal organs cease to function. But as soon as she wakes up, her body starts active work again.
2. Jellyfish Turritopsis nutricula
The only known immortal creature on planet Earth. After a period of puberty, this jellyfish returns to the initial stage of the polyp and begins to mature again - and so on ad infinitum.
3. Vestimentifera
These two-meter creatures live on the seabed in impenetrable darkness at a pressure of about 260 atmospheres and a water temperature of about +400 ° C. They have no intestines or mouth. These worms survive on symbiotic bacteria.
4. Tardigrade
This tiny living creature, only one and a half millimeters in size, lives in water bodies. It is also called the "water bear". The tardigrade has the unique ability to adapt to different conditions. She can survive at temperatures of both -100 and + 151 ° C, and is not at all afraid of radiation. She is also able to live in a vacuum and do up to 10 years without water.
5. Lang fish
Lang is one of the few lungfish that have survived to this day. This creature has something in common with both fish and amphibians. It has gills and lungs. During a drought, it usually buries itself in the mud and hibernates.
6. Bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans
A bacterium that can withstand any lethal doses of radiation. The substances secreted by this bacterium are capable of healing wounds. There are speculations about the unearthly origin of Deinococcus radiodurans.
7. Cockroach
Cockroaches can live without a head for several weeks. The fact is that in the absence of a brain, the main functions of the cockroach's nervous system are performed by ganglia, which are on each part of the body of these insects.
