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Life at the Limits
Life can be found even in the harshest, most extreme environments on Earth. Discover some of the remarkable ways that species have evolved to survive.
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Check out this mystery photo.
Can you guess what it is?
the nose of a beetle
the mouth of a tiny invertebrate
the eye of a newt
the trunk of a baby elephant
Nope. Try again!
Image Credits:
tardigrade, © Eye of Science/Science Source; wood frog, © D.Mammoser/Zoonar/AGE Fotostock; fennec fox, photo by Drew Avery (CC BY 2.0 license); Galápagos marine iguana, photo by Andew Skujins (CC BY-SA 3.0 license); mangrove trees, photo by Brisbane City Council (CC BY 2.0 license); mangrove leaf, courtesy of Peripitus (public domain); giant tube worms, © WHOI.