The Tardigrade is almost dead in the cryptobiotic stage, other than the fact that it can revive itself from this state.

缓步动物门在隐生阶段几乎是处于死亡状态，除非它自己苏醒过来。

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Cryptobiotic crust consists of tiny communities of organisms that appear as a blackish and irregular raised crust upon the sand.

隐藏的植物表层由弱小的同生一处的植物组成，它们通常是颇黑的，不规则地生长在沙子表面。

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Because there is no water in the body of the Tardigrade while in a cryptobiotic state to aid metabolism, the Tardigrade cannot go through any physical changes (from self) while dehydrated.

因为在缓步动物的身体里没有水，而在隐生状态下恢复新陈代谢，又不能通过自身的改变来完成。

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