#Innewsoftheabsurd and in competition with Water Bears (survived outer space exposure) Ozobranchus jantseanus, a turtle leech, is the largest animal known to survive being immersed in liquid nitrogen for >24 hours. Its ability to survive ultra-low temperature seems to be a side-effect of its adaptation for surviving desiccation.
#Science #Nature #extremesurvival #waterbears #Tardigrade #water https://journals.biologists.com/bio/article/10/7/bio058524/270852/Morphological-mechanism-allowing-a-parasitic-leech