Found a garter in the cold!

[limey]

Originally Posted by Lankyrob

This reminded me of something i saw on TV the other day, apparently garters produce a natural antifreeze in their bloodstream which means they can survive for hours and hours completely buried in snow and when the snow melts they can warm up and slither off

Is it just garters that can do this? If so, that would be quite a cool, unique little evolutionary trait.

[EmbraceCalamity]

Originally Posted by limey

Is it just garters that can do this? If so, that would be quite a cool, unique little evolutionary trait.

If you think that's impressive, you should read up on the water bear:
'Water bears' are first animal to survive space vacuum - space - 08 September 2008 - New Scientist

Little BAMFs.

~Maggot

[poison123]

Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

If you think that's impressive, you should read up on the water bear:
'Water bears' are first animal to survive space vacuum - space - 08 September 2008 - New Scientist

Little BAMFs.

~Maggot

these things are cute