7 creatures on Earth that will outlive us all

Everyone knows that every living being must die. After all, there is nothing eternal in the world. However, as it turned out, this is not entirely true. There are truly amazing creatures in the vast world who managed to deceive the old woman with a scythe and gain eternity. These seven immortal creatures will surely cause surprise, some of them disgust and others real admiration.

Jellyfish Turnitopsis Nutricula

She rightfully heads the list of immortal beings. Medusa found a way to cheat death by actually changing the aging process. In case of illness or any damage, this amazing creature enters its polypic stage. Within three days, her cells return to a younger state, which eventually develops into adulthood.

Lobster

Decapods can, of course, die. However, old age will not be the cause of their death. Unlike many living organisms, lobsters grow and reproduce until they die. Death can occur in the event of illness or willful murder. Surprising fact: the larger the lobster, the older it is.

Turtle

Surely many will not be surprised by the fact that turtles live for centuries. However, as it turned out, these slow creatures can be immortal at all! In the course of many studies, it turned out that their body does not wear out at all over time. Therefore, if the turtle manages to avoid disease and predators, it may well live for an eternity.

Flatworms

These creepy creatures also have every chance of eternal life. Flatworms are renowned for their amazing ability to regenerate. If you cut it into several parts (at least along, at least across), it forms the same number of new, completely living creatures. Unlimited regeneration applies to both damaged tissue and the aging process itself. Such an amazing phenomenon could not go unnoticed, and today British scientists began researching flatworms in the hope of giving immortality to all of humanity.

Whale

Of course, this creature cannot be classified as immortal in the full sense of the word. Whales are known to live for over 70 years. However, back in the 1990s, scientists discovered weapon scars on the mammalian's powerful body as early as the 1800s. The oldest discovered whale was 211 years old, which refuted the theory of the maximum age of these creatures.

Deinococcus radiodurans bacteria

These organisms can survive cold, vacuum, acid, dehydration, and even radiation. The Guinness Book of World Records states that the bacterium is capable of withstanding 1.5 million rad of gamma radiation. And this is three thousand times more than it takes to kill a person. The world's toughest bacterium can die but will come back to life immediately thanks to its incredible DNA repair response.

Tardigrade (Tardigrada)

This type of microscopic invertebrate, close to arthropods, was described as early as 1773. Tardigrades are nearly impossible to kill. In case of danger, these amazing creatures fall into a state of suspended animation, which can last for years. As a result, their metabolism stops and they become invulnerable. The famous Italian physicist, observing how a creature comes out of suspended animation for a year, called this phenomenon "resurrection from the dead."