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    Tardigrades (/ ˈ t ɑːr d ɪ ɡ r eɪ d z /), known colloquially as water bears or moss piglets, are a phylum of eight-legged segmented micro-animals. They were first described by the German zoologist Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773, who called them Kleiner Wasserbär (' little water bear ').

  2. May 28, 2024 · Also known as water bears, tardigrades are known for their appearance and their ability to survive in extreme environments.

  3. Feb 23, 2024 · Tardigrades, often called water bears or moss piglets, are near-microscopic aquatic animals with plump, segmented bodies and flattened heads.

  4. A color-enhanced microscopic image shows a water bear (Macrobiotus sapiens) in its moss habitat. Photograph by Eye of Science, Science Source. Animals. Photo Ark. Tardigrade. Common Name:...

  5. Mar 21, 2017 · This 1-millimeter animal can survive both the hottest and coldest environments on earth, and can even withstand high levels of radiation. Thomas Boothby introduces us to the tardigrade, one of...

  6. Jan 18, 2024 · The tiny animals nicknamed “water bears” can endure extreme conditions by entering a deep hibernation with a switch at the molecular level, a new study finds.

  7. Sep 14, 2020 · A colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a tardigrade, also known as a water bear. Steve Gschmeissner / Science Photo Library / Getty Images. Tardigrades may be the toughest animals on...

  8. Oct 17, 2017 · Water bears, also called tardigrades, are micro animals living in water, and they belong to the division of small invertebrates. These animals can be found in mud volcanoes, the deep sea, and mountaintops in Antarctic and rainforests climates.

  9. Oct 19, 2023 · The Tardigrade, also known as a water bear or moss piglet, is the real star in the race of survival. This eight-legged, water-dwelling animal, which is a closer relative to nematodes (roundworms) than they are to their look-alikes, the arthropods (insects, myriapods, arachnids and crustaceans), has gone unseen for a significant part of our ...

  10. Nov 23, 2015 · Also known as water bears or moss piglets, the aquatic, microscopic invertebrates can survive freezing and boiling temperatures as well as the harsh conditions of outer space. A...

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