Tardigrades...kinda cool
 

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/2012...rrection-trick

http://serc.carleton.edu/microbelife...ade/index.html

These micro animals look pretty sci-fi and best of all, they could be found right in our backyards. They are something like brineshrimp where they exist in a suspended state with no water and possibly in extreme heat/cold conditions.

http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/wwfuture/624...m/p011gmfb.jpg

Saw from a documentary talking about them living through the vacuum of space.

I'll raise your water-bears a carnivorous harp sponge:

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/...d-in-deep-sea/

The Ocean is full of all kinds of fun things that Science-Fiction can even touch.