Only Aliens Could Survive Through Torture Like This

From: http://gizmodo.com/

Some think animals who live without oxygen are proof of alien existence, but how about little creatures who can be dried out, frozen, and boiled only to be resurrected with a few drops of water? Are those our next overlords?

The creatures in the video are rotifers—tiny and resilient little beasts. Their ability to survive through even the most extreme conditions makes scientists daydream about how life might travel to and from the far ends of space.

As those scientists daydream, I'm having nightmares of alien invasions.

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