dalfen, to nature
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Tardigrades (water bears) are also called “moss piglets” by some. Cool. I guess I can see that 🤔

Also, my son just told me that they are in the clade “panarthropoda, which includes arthropods, tardigrades, and velvet worms,”and their little mouths are called “stylets.”

I learn something new every day. 🎉

plazi_species, to science
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jann, to Tardigrades
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And I thought I learned all I needed to know about from !

https://mastodon.social/

SurlyAmy, to Tardigrades
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New 10 inch hand-built tardigrades stoneware serving bowl at RetroRamics.etsy.com. Link in bio. Just one made. You’ll never eat alone with this bowl!

NatureMC, to Tardigrades
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What I learnt yesterday: Forget walking with dogs, talking to trees, or interviewing bats! That's only peanuts!
If I would connect every episode of my podcast #NatureMatchCuts with #catContent, my audience would increase immeasurably! But I'm doing something wrong.
I'm going to have a chat with a #moss that longs for #Tardigrades. (Well, that moss has surely seen a #cat!)

Subscribe to my podcast in any podcatcher of your choice - so you don't miss an episode: https://naturematchcuts.net

petergleick, to random
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wendinoakland,
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cs, to Tardigrades
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liminalfiction, to Tardigrades
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WRITER FUEL: Researchers have discovered the first evidence that male tardigrades can find females by scent.

https://www.limfic.com/2023/12/09/writer-fuel-how-water-bears-mate/

Fuel

Sheril, to nature
@Sheril@mastodon.social avatar

Tardigrades have survived every mass extinction on Earth since they evolved about a 1/2 billion years ago.There are ~1,300 known species.

And millions of years from now, they won’t even notice we’re gone.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tardigrades-turn-out-not-be-dna-thieves-180964236/ #nature Image: Eye of Science/Science Photo Library

jstatepost,
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@Sheril
🥥 I'm just here for the . 🥥

wendinoakland,
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@zeitverschreib @Sheril Giving fucks expends valuable resources. don’t waste energy.

stux, to Tardigrades
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Did Life On Earth Arrive From Space?

Tardigrades or ‘water bears’, might just be the best space explorers we know of. But, could they actually be the reason for life on Earth?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeyZFuPPJvI

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