Coming Back as a Water Flea

After ten years of research, the Daphnia Genomics Consortium has concluded that the tiny water flea (Daphnia pulex) has 31,000 genes, more than any other organism tracked. Humans come in a distant second, at 23,000 genes.

What's more, not only do water fleas have more genes, they earn more money and get more dates. This has led many looking forward to reincarnation to change their intentions: they are now coming back as water fleas.