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 * Name: Archaea Strain 121
 * Location: Hot springs at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
 * Description: This microbe belongs to a class called "hyperthermophiles," which live in extremely hot or acidic water. Some species can survive temperatures over 235 degrees Fahrenheit -- hot enough to boil an egg in minutes.

Source: NASA (public domain) http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/AlienSafari_508.html