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Interestingly, not only are those worms _able_ to survive low temperatures, they also _require_ low temperatures: > They freeze at around −6.8 °C (19.8 °F), an
by gilleain 1y ago
Interestingly, not only are those worms _able_ to survive low temperatures, they also _require_ low temperatures:
> They freeze at around −6.8 °C (19.8 °F), and their bodies decompose after continuous exposure to temperatures above 5 °C (41 °F).
Goes to show (perhaps) that adapting to unusual environments is not so much like a superpower but a tradeoff.