Tardigrade (Water Bear)
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it looks so fuzzy.....i want one!!
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The can go for a decade with no water.
They're the only creatures capable of surviving the vacuum of space.
They can stop their metabolism.
They're basically the epic animal.
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Tardigrades are so unnecessarily awesome -,-
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It's so cute! It's doing a doggy paddle. It's saying "Swim, swim, I must swim! Why isn't this working?!?" lol
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Some tardigrades eat other tradigrades...
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I shall call him Squishy and he shall be mine and he shall be my Squishy.
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It'sbeing attacked!!! How horrible! I'll save you little creepy ..thing!
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Does anything prey on waterbears?
71197cml 1 month ago
Good question. I googled it and came up with nothing. My guess is that because they live in wet mosses and lichens for the most part, they have very few enemies.
dfrybarger 1 month ago
Are those other things around it water bears too? If not, what are they?
MewMewPower44 7 months ago
Those are rotifers. They are also in the animal kingdom as are tardigrades. Rotifers are very common and many are amazingly beautiful.
dfrybarger 6 months ago
How many times is that image magnified?
arrow564 11 months ago
About 60 times
dfrybarger 11 months ago