Tardigrades : Tiny 8-Legged Water Bears That Survive Extreme Conditions & Even Space

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Video Description: The Tardigrades or Water Bears are tiny microscopic animals, only 0.1-1.5 mm long, with eight legs. You can see them walking across a glass slide under a microscope.

Tardigrades are extremely tough. They can Survive in Extreme Conditions - decades without food or water by curling into a dehydrated state called a tun, where their metabolism almost stops. In this state, they can endure extreme heat, cold, pressure, radiation, and even the Vacuum of Space . While some microbes can also survive space, tardigrades are the only known animals confirmed to do so, thanks to special DNA-protecting proteins called Dsup.

They live in many environments - moss, soil, oceans, glaciers - showing how adaptable life can be. Scientists study them to understand how life survives extreme stress and what it could mean for life on other planets.

Credits: Tobin Sparling

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