00:00This microscopic shrimp completely shuts off its own life for decades at a time.
00:05When its salty desert pool dries up, the tiny embryo wraps itself inside a hard shell.
00:12Inside this sealed capsule, the creature drops its internal water content to virtually 0%.
00:18Its metabolism flatlines to zero, pausing time completely while it waits out decades of blistering heat.
00:27The moment fresh water touches the shell, it rehydrates and swims away like nothing ever happened.
00:33That is how this microscopic shrimp completely shuts off its own life for decades at a time.
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