Indestructible creatures

Cockroaches Cockroaches have a hard exoskeleton (a skeleton on the outside of their body) made of overlapping plates that make it flexible and strong enough to squeeze through tiny cracks. Scientists think that some could survive a nuclear bomb. Tardigrade Also known as water bears, microscopic tardigrades are thought to be the toughest creatures on the planet. They can survive the vacuum of space and environments as cold as -272° C and as warm as 149° C. Axolotl An axolotl is a Mexican salamander that can grow back almost every limb in its body, as well as its spinal cord, jaw and tail, without any scarring.…

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