Tardigrades may hitchhike on snails ... and then suffocate in their slime - Livescience.com

All aboard the snail express!

Traveling by snail may not sound like the quickest way to get around, but it's faster than walking ... if you're a tardigrade.  Eight-legged, endearingly tubby tardigrades — near-microscopic organ… [+5689 chars]

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