Tardigrades are tiny animals that can survive almost anything They can withstand extreme temperatures both hot and cold.

They can also endure pressures six times greater than the pressure at the deepest part of the ocean

Amazingly tardigrades can survive in the vacuum of space and exposure to high radiation. This is due to a special state they enter called cryptobiosis

When in cryptobiosis their metabolism practically stops allowing them to exist in conditions that would kill most other life forms.

Prompt:
What surprising ability does a tardigrade possess that allows it to survive in the harshest conditions on Earth and even in space?