Water Bears

Tardigrades (water bears or moss piglets) are tiny creatures who can survive being frozen, boiled, dehydrated, and irradiated. They can even survive in the vaccuum of space! There are over 900 species of water bears; see some at Dark Roasted Blend. Link

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October 12, 2007 at 8:19 am by Miss Cellania
Category: Animal, Pictures

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11 comments to "Water Bears"

Justin
October 12th, 2007 at 9:05 am
I for one welcome our new Water Bear Overlords.
asteroid
October 12th, 2007 at 9:35 am
evidently, if i remember college biology correctly, they are also able to undergo parthenogenesis, also known as reproducing without male input.
L.B. Jeffries
October 12th, 2007 at 11:34 am
Curiously, dropping them in a glass of Red Bull will kill them instantly. They also refuse to live on Retro Bowling Shirts.
Alex
October 12th, 2007 at 11:48 am
There is also a project to see the effect of space on tardigrades. The project is cutely named TARDIS (Tardigrades in Space).
Chris
October 12th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Will it blend?
SenorMysterioso
October 12th, 2007 at 4:07 pm
bring on the LOL Water Bearz
Rich
October 12th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
Fly them to the moon, let them walk among the stars. Let’s find out if these guys will live on Jupiter or Mars.
Cathy D.
October 12th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
They’re weirdly cute. I want one as a pet.
ted
October 13th, 2007 at 10:25 am
You probably already have them and don’t even know it.
Lasse
October 14th, 2007 at 1:43 pm
How do they taste?
republiccommando
January 6th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
awwww thier weirdly cute! :D. i looked at them for a project once.

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