Top 10 Life Forms That Would Survive Nuclear War(P2)

Top 10 Life Forms That Would Survive

Nuclear War (P2)

The Scorpion

While Not Guaranteed, Scorpions Are Likely To Survive. As Anyone Who Has Seen Them In Captivity Knows, They Are Not Harmed By Ultraviolet Radiation And Do In Fact, Glow In The Dark. Scorpions Are Not Only Able To Survive UV Radiation Though, They Could Likely Could Likely Survive Nuclear Radiation As Well. They Are Also Found In Every Continent Other Than Antarctica And Can Even Be Frozen And Brought Back To Life. This May Help Them Survive A Frozen Nuclear Winter. They Are Often Found In Burrows Are Crevasses, Which Offers Some Physical Protection From Radiation And Fallout And Increases Their Survival Odds Even Further. Scorpions Are Very Resistant And Are Relatively Unchanged Throughout Their Evolution Due To Their Already Perfect Form.

The Braconidae Wasp

Braconidae Is Large Family Of Parasitoid Wasps (Wasps That Lay Eggs Inside Other Animals). Luckily For Them They Are Highly Resistant To Radiation, So They Have A Very High Likelihood To Survive Nuclear Fallout. Researchers Have Discovered They Can Withstand Up To 180,000 Rads Of Radiation, Making Them One Of The Toughest Animals Alive Today. There Is Some Argument About Whether Or Not They Would Find Any Prey Species To Lay Eggs In But It Is Very Possible That They Might. After All, They Aren’t The Only Animal On This List, Right? Additionally, Here’s A Fun Fact About These Insects: The Braconidae Wasps Can Actually Be Trained To Sniff Out Harmful Chemicals And Explosives Just Like A Sniffer Dog. A Stinging, Creepy, Not At All Cute, Sniffer Dog.

The Cockroach

Probably The Most Well Known Of All The Animals To Potentially Survive A Nuclear War, The Cockroach Is Capable Of Withstanding Moderate Amounts Of Radiation And Is Thought To Have Been Able To Survive Around 1,000 Feet Away From Where The Hiroshima Bomb Detonated. However, Modern Weapons Are Vastly More Powerful Than The Relatively Small Hiroshima Bomb, So Fewer Cockroaches Would Survive Today’s Nukes. According To According To Myth Busters, 10% Of Cockroaches In Their Test Survived A Radiation Level Of 10,000 Reds. The “Small” Hiroshima Bomb Gave Off Around 10,000 Rads, So It Is Possible That Cockroaches Can Survive But Only If They Were Sufficiently Far From The Epicenter Of The Radiation. In Contrast, A Human Exposed To 10,000 Reds Would Suffer An Instantaneous Coma And, Pretty Rapidly, Death. The Cockroach’s Ability To Survive Is Due To Their Slow Growth Rate. Their Cells Only Reproduce Every 48 Hours And So The Risk Of Mutation Is Lowered.

The Lingulata

The Lingulata Is A Type Of Brachiopod, Or Animal With A Hinged Shell (Like A Clam). The Name Comes From The Latin Word Meaning Tongue Due To The Shape Of Their Shell. In The History Of The Earth There Have Been Five Mass Extinctions (Arguably, We Are In The Sixth, Depending On Who You Ask), When The Vast Majority Of Life Was Wiped Out. It Was Such An Event That Lead To The Demise Of The Dinosaurs. ADVERTISEMENT The Lingulata Has No Issues With Trivial Mass Extinctions And Has Survived All Five Without Any Issues. It Appears That It’s Able To Burrow Deeply Into The Ground In Times Of Trouble And Then Emerge Later. Despite Their Ability To Survive No One Really Understands Quite How They Do It. Still, If They Have Outlived 99% Of Species Which Have Ever Existed, They Would Be Odds On Favorites To Survive A Nuclear War.

The Amoeba

Arguably The Simplest Form Of Life, And Possible The Basis Of All Further Life, The Amoeba Would Surely Survive. Amoeba Have The Ability To Go Into A Dormant, Cyst State, Where They Curl Up In A Protective Layer And Are Able To Remain Like That Indefinitely. Amoeba Are Found Throughout The World In Huge Numbers And Are Extremely Small So It Is Highly Likely That They Will Survive. They’re Resistant To Radiation, And Being A Single Cell Organism, They Don’t Have Issues With Mutations When Multiplying. They Can Reproduce On Their Own Very Quickly, Which Isn’t Much Fun For Them But Pretty Much Guarantees Their Survival.