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Able to shut down its metabolism and breathe air, this living fossil can wait for rain for more than five years in an underground cocoon.
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Nature
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A miracle of biology that defies the limits of life in extreme environments, waiting for rain underground.
Animals
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While most snails seek moisture and shade, Vitularia reflecta has made the sand deserts of Namibia and the Sahara its ho...
Animals
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How this land mollusk developed a silicon shell that withstands vacuum and cosmic radiation
Animals
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The land snail Pomatias elegans, also known as the round-mouthed snail, has developed one of the most extreme survival s...
Animals
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How this common mollusk turns into a living mummy until the rain returns