A microscopic animal has been revived after slumbering in the Arctic permafrost for 24,000 years. Bdelloid rotifers typically live in watery environments and have an incredible ability to survive.

The Bdelloid rotifers, or “wheel animals” as they’re sometimes called, shook off their long sleep and went right back to moving, eating and reproducing like the Ice Age was only yesterday.

Bdelloid rotifers, are known for their ability to survive extremely low temperatures, as it has been seen they could survive six to 10 years in temperatures as low as -4 degrees Fahrenheit.

Studying the exception could help scientists understand the rule. And the exception in this case is a class of creatures called bdelloid rotifers (the “b” is silent), microscopic swimmers that split ...

The bdelloid rotifer, a tiny invertebrate, hasn't had sex for 30 million years — and you thought you had a long dry spell. But species that reproduce asexually don't usually last very long, so ...

Male bdelloid rotifers have never been observed, nor has anyone ever witnessed meiosis or mating. Instead, the females just happily clone themselves forever like a goddamn metaphor I can’t think ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have successfully revived microscopic frozen organisms in Siberian permafrost for 24,000 years. These ancient creatures, known as bdelloid rotifers ...

Bdelloid rotifers deploy horizontally acquired biosynthetic genes against a fungal pathogen. Nature Communications , 2024; 15 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49919-1 Cite This Page : ...

A microscopic animal has been revived after slumbering in the Arctic permafrost for 24,000 years. Bdelloid rotifers typically live in watery environments and have an incredible ability to survive.