Tardigrades Are the Toughest Animal on Earth that can Survive Space and Volcanoes | The Dodo

Tardigrades, also known as water bears or moss piglets, are the toughest and probably the weirdest animal species on Earth. Tardigrades are eight-legged micro-animals that can withstand just about anything, from mass extinctions to the vacuum of outer space, to the pressure of the Mariana Trench, the deepest point on Earth, and radiation 1,000 times stronger than humans can handle.

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[cryingwhale]

cockroach: lmao we’re the strongest

tardigrade: *hold my cryptobiosis*

[dinoluka]

*Top 10 creatures that can defeat Thanos with Infinity Gauntlet*

[automatonaphobia]

Imagine if these things were actually the size of bears.

[gayusschwulius]

When you've maxed out defense but pretty much nothing else

[christinejeong]

their mouths remind me of Pingu...



I CAN HEAR THE NOOT NOOTS

[RelaxWithReena]

Their lil 😍 Need to google more info on these things! So interesting!

[noelquinones]

Meteor: " I'm gonna wipe out all living things!"


Tardigrades: "Hold my algae."

[nick]

THANOS : *I AM THE STRONGEST LIVING THINGS IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE!*

TARDIGADE: *LOOK WHOS TALKING*

[AzlianaLyana]

8 legged bears. Can't imagine a full size bear with 8 legs with a face like that. Cute? Hmm.... :)

[ricardosv]

People: Cockroach is the toughest animal on Earth

Tardigrade:

Animals don't speak :(

[Puma]

The real life tardigrades look kinda cute, but those CGI tardigrades give me nightmares

[parimalik]

Those dislikes definitely came from cockroaches 😂

[crystaleward]

I like them. Keep surviving little water bears 🐻

[Master_Petes_Theater]

These tiny guys will out-survive our species. Great teaching content, Dodo! 👌👍

[leafamphii.]

Welcome to the salty splitoon, how tough are ya?






How tough am I?



I survived being in space, inside on a volcano and in the deepest part of the ocean






right this way, sir

[apdsouza]

cockroach: our species can survive literally anything


Tardigrades: hold my beer

[Ermelious]

Did they survive Thanos finger snap though?

[michellenm]

They are the definition of immortality...

😧🤯

[katiemargeson]

To answer the question: their comman name is the “Water Bear”.

[KirstiStephenson]

I LOVE these creatures and have studied them for many years! I am so happy you did this story on them as they some of the most unique, fascinating and oldest creatures alive on Earth today! Unfortunately, not many people know about the fact they are literally found on every inch of the plant! They are so common, if you really want to learn more about them, take a sample of water from your local pond, stream, lake etc and examine it under a standard, table top microscope in a petri dish as there is a 99.9% chance you will be able to see a few "water bears" up close and personal❣️
💦🐻 HAVE FUN! XO Lady K