Scorpion

🦂Scorpions are organisms which can hold their breath for up to even 6 days.
🦂Scorpions are called arachnids, which are members of the animal kingdom's arachnid class.
🦂Their modified lungs, which are known as book lungs, also allow them to hold their breath for long.
🦂The scorpion's book lungs also have the shape of folded pages of a book, which is why they're named such.
🦂The book lungs also allow them to trap the most quantity of air which is possible throughout the air exchange process.
🦂This large reservoir of air also allows scorpions to survive & hold their breath for up to 6 days while they are underwater.

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