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by tluyben2 2679 days ago
For instance these animals; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tardigrade

From there;

“tardigrades can withstand 1,000 times more radiation than other animals,[60] median lethal doses of 5,000 Gy (of gamma rays) and 6,200 Gy (of heavy ions) in hydrated animals (5 to 10 Gy could be fatal to a human)”

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This is a commonly known fact it seems, but what creature is most susceptible to radiation?