Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 05, 1997

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Microscopic tardigrades called water bears live in water droplets but can go into a deep sleep for up to a year if there water source dries up! Jumping spiders hunt for prey by anchoring a safety line of silk to cliffs and tree branches then leaping onto their victims! Vladimir Medvedev and his son, Maxim, age 16, lost in the draft on the Indian Ocean, survived for six months by eating fish and drinking rainwater! Vladimir lost over 117 lbs.!