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two organisms in a relationship so committed they stopped being separate species.
double actA fungus and an alga living as one body.
slow burnSome grow under a millimeter per year.
ancient onesArctic colonies clocked at over 8,000 years old.
space proofSurvived raw vacuum on the station's exterior.
rock eatersTheir acids crumble stone into future soil.