They are one of the smallest creatures of the animal kingdom; not to mention that they are only living beings that could survive the implosion of space. Proving that space isn't completely empty as they can consume on whatever material that is still available.
@Daemonologist Not sure what or if they are consuming anything when they form a cyst. Many animals can go for long periods in that form.
and don't forget those Amazon frogs that can bury themselves in mud until the next rain, sometimes years away. Not as long as these guys, but frogs are way bigger. :o)
@BirdWhisperer46 Dude; they can survive any extreme environment even over 500,000 radiation and in space that is a major difference. Frogs are easily expose to Sodium chloride that is why there aren't frogs in the sea. Tradigrade so far have the highest level of adaptation.
@BirdWhisperer46 I am also not sure but it seems to me that this guy has difficulties in moving the middle of his body where it probably has the biggest diameter
These are a measure-once-cut-millions-of-times animal. You know where they are, how to find them, but only 1 in a 100 searches comes positive for tardigrade. LUCKY YOU! I have not yet found one. =^[
@PondWaterWorld Exactly. I found this one shortly after I got my first scope and haven't found one since. I think back and maybe I have seen their eggs or cysts, and did not recognize them for what they were. I still keep moss samples in petri dishes here on my desk though. some dry out, but one I have kept going since last spring. They help me get through the frozen winters here. :o)
@SirSirRobin Thanks for commenting. Ya know, If I ever knew, I have forgotten. It is one of the free audio tracks you can choose from the many available when you upload the movie. It tells you the title when you pick it, but the title disappears from any later editing page, so you can't go back and find it. I didn't make a note of it when I picked it.
@samoht1977 Yes, it's been awhile since I read the article, but I think it was 18 minutes in a space vacuum. But amazing as that is, they also survived the radiation.
@BirdWhisperer46 i read a short while ago they let them in space for 10 days and 3 out of ten survived. the other died of too much radiation, something we're protected from on earth. so not bad :p
@samoht1977 Well I did some research... and this "thing" survived pratically ANYTHING: freezing, burning, radiations, space vacuum, dehydratation... IT'S INDESTRUCTIBLE!!!
@soundwavs1961c How can you torture something you can't even see without a microscope? He just dove in the water without his flippers. It's his own fault. I did put him back on his moss when I was done shooting. :o)
Well we all can see with a microscope that the poor thing was trying to go somewhere and it couldn't. 8 minutes of torture. After 1 minute I would have put him back where he came from. Not looking to argue but this is what I see.
@nataraja87 He was on a glass slide, under a glass coverslip, so both would be slippery to his claws, if he was even touching the glass. I was kind of surprised that he could not get anywhere. With 8 feet paddling, you'd think he could at least make a little headway. :o)
They are one of the smallest creatures of the animal kingdom; not to mention that they are only living beings that could survive the implosion of space. Proving that space isn't completely empty as they can consume on whatever material that is still available.
Daemonologist 1 week ago
@Daemonologist Not sure what or if they are consuming anything when they form a cyst. Many animals can go for long periods in that form.
and don't forget those Amazon frogs that can bury themselves in mud until the next rain, sometimes years away. Not as long as these guys, but frogs are way bigger. :o)
BirdWhisperer46 1 week ago
@BirdWhisperer46 Dude; they can survive any extreme environment even over 500,000 radiation and in space that is a major difference. Frogs are easily expose to Sodium chloride that is why there aren't frogs in the sea. Tradigrade so far have the highest level of adaptation.
Daemonologist 1 week ago
poor guy... caught between object slide and cover glass
StanzZzerist 3 weeks ago
@StanzZzerist I have wondered about that many times. Maybe the slide is so slick he can't get a grip on it. I'm undecided. :o)
BirdWhisperer46 3 weeks ago
@BirdWhisperer46 I am also not sure but it seems to me that this guy has difficulties in moving the middle of his body where it probably has the biggest diameter
StanzZzerist 3 weeks ago
@StanzZzerist Well, this is the only one I have found in over a year, so I have nothing else to compare it to, except other YouTube videos. :o)
BirdWhisperer46 3 weeks ago
These are a measure-once-cut-millions-of-times animal. You know where they are, how to find them, but only 1 in a 100 searches comes positive for tardigrade. LUCKY YOU! I have not yet found one. =^[
PondWaterWorld 1 month ago
@PondWaterWorld Exactly. I found this one shortly after I got my first scope and haven't found one since. I think back and maybe I have seen their eggs or cysts, and did not recognize them for what they were. I still keep moss samples in petri dishes here on my desk though. some dry out, but one I have kept going since last spring. They help me get through the frozen winters here. :o)
BirdWhisperer46 1 month ago
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Would it be ok if I used this footage in a video of my own? I'll credit and link you.
dolphin64575 1 month ago
Love the vid. What's the piece called?
SirSirRobin 3 months ago
@SirSirRobin Thanks for commenting. Ya know, If I ever knew, I have forgotten. It is one of the free audio tracks you can choose from the many available when you upload the movie. It tells you the title when you pick it, but the title disappears from any later editing page, so you can't go back and find it. I didn't make a note of it when I picked it.
BirdWhisperer46 3 months ago
@SirSirRobin Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor.
kyuriii 2 months ago
@kyuriii Thank you! It sounded so familiar -- it's the worst when you know a melody but just can't identify it.
SirSirRobin 2 months ago
These things actually scare me....
It's just not natural...
muulka 9 months ago
@muulka They are kind of freaky. I can't think of anything else in the micro world even remotely like them. :o)
BirdWhisperer46 9 months ago
@muulka
Scare you? they are the cutest things ever! and calling nature not natural is hilarious.
MudHut67 1 month ago
This little guy is actually pretty cute.
irkenidiot 9 months ago 5
@irkenidiot And this is the only one I have found in all these months. I guess they are rarer than I thought. :o)
BirdWhisperer46 9 months ago
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how big are they?
TheSamsammysam 10 months ago
pigs in space? PIGS IN SPACE!!! no kidding: did they really survive to the vacuum of space?? amazing!
samoht1977 10 months ago
@samoht1977 Yes, it's been awhile since I read the article, but I think it was 18 minutes in a space vacuum. But amazing as that is, they also survived the radiation.
BirdWhisperer46 10 months ago
@BirdWhisperer46 i read a short while ago they let them in space for 10 days and 3 out of ten survived. the other died of too much radiation, something we're protected from on earth. so not bad :p
DubstepOverdose 10 months ago
@samoht1977 Well I did some research... and this "thing" survived pratically ANYTHING: freezing, burning, radiations, space vacuum, dehydratation... IT'S INDESTRUCTIBLE!!!
samoht1977 10 months ago
he needs to learn ice skate! or better yet, petri dish skating! or maybe just swimming xP
rickiex 11 months ago
@rickiex He needs some fins for his feet. He doesn't seem to swim very well. :o)
BirdWhisperer46 11 months ago
@BirdWhisperer46
awesome music btw! fits the video perfectly!.... i wonder if theres a video of tardigrades eating another one....
rickiex 11 months ago
The poor thing was being tortured!
soundwavs1961c 1 year ago
@soundwavs1961c How can you torture something you can't even see without a microscope? He just dove in the water without his flippers. It's his own fault. I did put him back on his moss when I was done shooting. :o)
BirdWhisperer46 1 year ago
@BirdWhisperer46
Well we all can see with a microscope that the poor thing was trying to go somewhere and it couldn't. 8 minutes of torture. After 1 minute I would have put him back where he came from. Not looking to argue but this is what I see.
soundwavs1961c 1 year ago
@soundwavs1961c Watch closer. He was going somewhere, just not very fast.
BirdWhisperer46 1 year ago
@BirdWhisperer46
They are so cute. Thanks meanwhile for the great video. I love looking at the feet!
soundwavs1961c 1 year ago
it's so active, I wonder what it is trying to do. It seems like it is trying unsuccessfully to move and does not give up!
nataraja87 1 year ago
@nataraja87 He was on a glass slide, under a glass coverslip, so both would be slippery to his claws, if he was even touching the glass. I was kind of surprised that he could not get anywhere. With 8 feet paddling, you'd think he could at least make a little headway. :o)
BirdWhisperer46 1 year ago
He's probablie thinking. "why can't I get anywhere!?"
NonNoPhobia 1 year ago
@NonNoPhobia Ha, either that or he wants his tummy scratched. :o)
BirdWhisperer46 1 year ago
I didn't know they are this fast!
WireMan7620 1 year ago
@WireMan7620 Well, he might be running fast, but he's not getting anywhere. :o)
BirdWhisperer46 1 year ago