What is the strongest animal on earth?
Tardigrade claimed as the most powerful animals on earth that can survive in extreme conditions temperature air and strong radiation, these animals also reportedly can live without water. Animal’s tardigrade strength not only on Earth, but also in space.
Reporting from Spacedaily, Monday (12/31/2012), that the animal tardigrade also able to survive in a vacuum or space. These animals are more commonly called "water bears", which has the form of a small (approximately 1.5 mm in body length).
Tardigrade animal found in the past two centuries may open new perspectives in the process of dehydration, which can be used not only for food but also for preserving vaccines and blood.
Johann August Ephraim Goeze, a zoology expert from the German was the first to discover the animal tardigrade. It has been observed tardigrade since 1773.
Tardigrade with its smallest has a size of less than one millimeter. From an evolutionary standpoint, tardigrade can be associated with insects and crustaceans.
Researchers say this is a small animal shaped animal that live in water. They live in aquatic habitats, such as lagoons, or terrestrial habitats such as soil or moss.
More than 1000 varieties tardigrade was found. However, the number of species is still unknown.
