#micro-animals

[theyshapedlikefriends]

Tardigrade

[theyshapedlikefriends]

Now I know where to obtain that one brown Tardigrade plushie

Thank you so much to @caulo who found the store for oversea buyers: https://tardy.stores.jp/

They do ship worldwide for only 990 yen flat rate too!

Also, I checked the variants of those tardigrade plushies and found this gem:

“He looks evil, but is actually coward. He loves meat balls.”

asfasdffasdff I.............

[theyshapedlikefriends]

Tardigrade dance

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[wild-wow-facts]

Tardigrades: Nature's Tiny Survivors

Did you know? Tardigrades can survive extreme conditions! Discover their amazing abilities.

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Natural Histories - What Are Tardigrades? - BBC Radio 4

Ten tough facts about the sci-fi heroes of the natural world.

Tardigrades are arguably the toughest animals on earth, as Brett Westwood discovered when recording Natural Histories. With the appearance of a hoover bag and powers that put most sci-fi heroes to shame, these micro-animals can withstand being boiled, frozen or blasted into outer space…

[tenaflyviper]

This strange, chubby little microscopic fellow is what is known as a tardigrade, or a “waterbear”.

The waterbear is capable of surviving in the most extreme environments on (and off!) the planet.  Their ability to go without food or water for as long as 10 years (during which they will almost completely dry out, and go into a form of stasis) enables them to endure temperatures above 100°C and at absolute zero, pressure greater than the force of the deepest oceanic trenches, doses of radiation hundreds of times higher than what it takes to kill a human, and even the vacuum of space.  All it takes is a little drop of water to bring these resilient little critters right back to proper fighting form.

Waterbear is one hard bitch.