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Immortal jellyfish can revert back to their juvenile form when stressed.
Turritopsis dohrnii, known as the immortal jellyfish, can transform its existing cells into different cell types, allowing it to revert to an earlier stage of life when faced with environmental stress or physical damage. Theoretically, this cycle can repeat indefinitely, making it biologically immortal.
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Sea cucumbers can liquefy their bodies and pour themselves through tiny gaps.
These echinoderms can alter the stiffness of their connective tissue at will, allowing them to literally liquefy their...
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Tardigrades can replace up to 90% of their body water with sugar.
When facing dehydration, these microscopic animals can replace most of their body water with a type of sugar...
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The eastern lubber grasshopper can shoot toxic foam from its joints.
When threatened, these grasshoppers can produce a toxic foam from their joints that contains chemicals that make them...