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Tardigrades are active only when surrounded by a film of water. However, they can survive in a latent state for nearly ten years in response to desiccation, temperature extremes, or low oxygen.
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Tardigrades can survive in a latent state for nearly ten years in response to desiccation, temperature extremes, or low oxygen, but they mainly do their activities when surround by a film of water.

Although tardigrades are active only when surrounded by a film of water, they can survive in a latent state for nearly ten years in response to desiccation, temperature extremes, or low oxygen.

Tardigrades can survive in a latent state for nearly ten years in response to desiccation, temperature extremes, or low oxygen and are active only when surrounded by a film of water.

They can survive in a latent state for nearly ten years, which would be in response to desiccation, temperature extremes, or low oxygen, but tardigrades are active only when surrounded by a film of water.

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