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  • n. Plural form of tardigrade.


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  • Following up on Monday's bit about tardigrades aka "water bears" surviving in space, The New York Times posts this short article basically rehashing the snippet in New Scientist.

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  • : Tiny animals called tardigrades -- better known as water-bears -- have become the first animals to survive the cruel vacuum, intense cold and radiation of space without a spacesuit.

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  • Water bears, also known as tardigrades, are very small, segmented animals. - latest science and technology news stories


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  • The creatures, known as tardigrades, are tiny - between 0.1 to 1.5 mm long - and are commonly found on wet lichens and moss.

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  • I love vintage Sci-fi some animals - the so-called tardigrades

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  • The water bears, technically called tardigrades, are actually tiny living creatures that can withstand some of the harshest environments on Earth, and so presented themselves as the most likely creatures to survive in open space.


  • Extremophiles such as tardigrades, also known as water bears are able to protect their DNA,




  • Tardigrades, also known as "water bears", are highly resilient microscopic animals. They are capable of surviving extremes such as heat, radiation, drought, and the vacuum of space by going into a "tun"—essentially a shrivelled blob—a type of suspended animation (Cryptobiosis) where their metabolism slows to near zero and they simply wait out the harsh conditions until the environment is more favorable.

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  • Also known as water bears .

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