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Resurrection fern Polypodium polypodioides pen and ink completed for Montserrat National Trust

Resurrection fern Pleopeltis or Polypodium polypodioides completed for Montserrat National Trust

Tardigrade Hypsibius dujardini.  These aquatic microscopic animals are almost bomb proof, and certainly are some of the toughest animals on planet Earth.  Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books)