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Tardigrade

life science Maturity 5-7

These tiny animals are called water bears. They have eight small legs. They can live in very cold places. They can even live in space! They are very tough.

Richtersius coronifer in active and tun states.png
Richtersius coronifer in active and tun states.png
Can you find them in moss?

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File:Tardigrade anatomy.svg
Tardigrade anatomy.svg
File:Tardigrade (water bear) walking (video by Bob Goldstein).gif
Tardigrade (water bear) walking (video by...
File:TardigradeEggsInShedCuticle.jpg
TardigradeEggsInShedCuticle.jpg
File:Richtersius coronifer in active and tun states.png
Richtersius coronifer in active and tun states.png
File:Biopan Space Expo 001.jpg
Biopan Space Expo 001.jpg
File:Tardigrade body plan compared to other phyla.svg
Tardigrade body plan compared to other phyla.svg
File:USNM 1616673 - Florarctus white background.jpg
USNM 1616673 - Florarctus white background.jpg
File:Echiniscus insularis (10.3897-evolsyst.5.59997) Figure 6 (white background).jpg
Echiniscus insularis...
File:SEM image of Milnesium tardigradum in active state - journal.pone.0045682.g001-2.png
SEM image of Milnesium tardigradum in...
File:Isohypibius malawiensis Paratype.jpg
Isohypibius malawiensis Paratype.jpg
File:Macrobiotus ovovittatus white background.png
Macrobiotus ovovittatus white background.png
File:Hypsibius exemplaris white background.jpg
Hypsibius exemplaris white background.jpg

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