Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Tardigrades

Environmental & Science Education, STEM, Nature, Wildlife, Biodiversity

Ed Hessler 

Among the fascinating critters we share this planet with are Tardigrades (Hypsibius dujardini). If you've not ever seen a photograph of one you'll see why they are called water bears.

They are featured in this video (11m 42s) from True Facts by ZeFrank and is appropriately titled "The Incredible Tardigrade." I think you will agree that they are. 

Please read the credits which are informative as well. He does his research and fact checking! And the comments are always worth scanning. The first is from one of the scientists who co-authored a paper "Ze" cites. He wrote to say that he "was very happy and impressed...."

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