The insects had survived through the millennia thanks a little trick known as cryptobiosis, which is employed by some simple creatures in real life to handle tough times.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eureka: Putting the Crypt in Cryptobiosis] Reference

Go and have a look on wikipedia, type "cryptobiosis".    From Wordnik.com.  [Tagruato Hacked Again!] Reference

Hello, go to wikipedia, type cryptobiosis, and you'll find some interesting animal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Slusho.jp - More New Happy Talk] Reference

Sea-Monkeys have a biological life cycle of one year, but thanks to their ability to enter cryptobiosis, a Sea-Monkey colony could sustain itself for two years.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference

The main characteristic that allowed un-hatched "Sea-Monkeys" to be cheaply packaged, shipped, and handled is that in easily prepared environments, they enter cryptobiosis, a natural state of suspended animation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference