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From: Mechanisms and evolution of resistance to environmental extremes in animals

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Representative stress-tolerant model organisms. a The green sea turtle, C. mydas, buries itself in oxygen-poor sediment for up to 2 months for over wintering. Photo credit: P. Lindgren Wikimedia Commons. b Bdelloid rotifers survive intense irradiation despite incurring massive DNA damage. Photo credit: Rkiko Wikimedia Commons. c Some chironomids, such as Polypedilum vanderplankii, have some life-stages that are able to survive extreme desiccation. Photo credit: M. Cooper Wikimedia Commons. d SEM image of desiccated tardigrade. When desiccation-tolerant tardigrade dehydrate, they retract their legs and head forming rounded ‘tuns’. Photo credit: Boothby. e Depiction of the shorthorn sculpin, am arctic fish that utilizes type I antifreeze proteins to prevent internal ice formation under freezing temperatures. Image credit: Gösta Sundman—Suomen Kalat (Kansalliskirjasto, The National Library of Finland)

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