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Figure 2


Fig. 2. Adult animals in three phyla tolerate desiccation; all ball or curl up as they dry: (A) scanning electron micrographs (SEMs) of the rotifer Macrotrachela quadricornifera hydrated (length 0.2 mm) and desiccated; (B) light micrograph and photo of the tardigrade Richtersius coronifer; (C) active adults of the nematode Scottnema lindsayae (50x); (D) SEM (1600x) of a desiccated nematode, Acrobeloides sp. Photos by Giulio Melone (A), Ingemar Jönsson (B), Amy Treonis (C) and Diana Wall (D).