What If Tardigrades Were the Size of Humans?

They can endure the cold reaches of space. Go without food or water for up to 30 years. And are nearly indestructible. But they’re like really tiny. So, there’s not a whole lot we can do with them. However. What if tardigrades were the size of humans? How could we use them? Would we live in harmony? Or are we no longer top of the food chain?

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[liomartini]

Meanwhile in other parallel universe:

What if Tardigrades Were a sized of Bacteria

[NitpickingNerd]

They would allow us to travel instantly across all known space

[SciFactsYT]

Completely random fact:

Out of the 400 species of parrots, there is only one that can’t fly, called the Kakapo parrot.

[arielle]

This happen when Nokia became a biological creature

[typhon]

If bats where the size of humans they will literally be vampires lol

[johnhodgdon]

Size matters a lot, if they were the size of a human, their physiology would change drastically.

They most likely wouldn't keep a lot of their traits, but they would gain new ones.

[tenebresis]

if tardigrades were the size of humans:
me: *just

[MegaEricPham]

Yo! I did the math/research with my friend 4 months ago for a fun project. Its crazy!
Though they're actually limited and not as tough as you'd expect,
if they were human sized...
1. it'll take more cells to distribute around them possibly make them weaker.
2. Though they are tough and resilient to the environment around them they are still vulnerable to physical damages like guns, knives and they're also canables so you'd see them attacking each other and possible other living things around us.
3. Tardigrade are also vulnerable to acids such as ones in our stomachs and chemicals
4. They are already at a light weight so they will be floating around relatively and will be sluggish so no, they will not be your flying bison they won't be able to handle carrying the weight.
5. Intelligence, they don't really have much of that so they will not be like pet cows, or any of that.
6. Pressure, since the body has a larger mass of distribution pressure from the seas or space might make them more vulnerable to them.

Edit: Also, 1. Genetic modification or armor may not be plausible due to its complexity to other species.
2. Tardigrades will coming out of our butts and bodies since they can also be found there so they'll literally be ripping you a new one.

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[keynanmartinez]

What if human had "powers" like a Waterbear?

[jalapenoandbanana]

Queen Elizabeth II: Finally, a worthy opponent, our battle will be legendary

[konan]

« How can we use them «  the most humanlike thought ever

[TheDoggo]

Since dogs do about 12 jobs for society like finding drugs, bombs, kidnapped people.., what if there was no Dogs? How much will it impact the world, it's economy and stability.

[nobo]

I would say their so called mythical invincibility, is a large part due to their micro size.

[balkanprussian]

why in hell did you have to add squelching noises? WHY?!?

Can you please do a "what if humans were extremophiles?". I think this would be really interesting!!!

[LordBrittish]

Has someone been watching Star Trek: Discovery?

[spritetrap]

This is like science class but it’s actually fun

[kimlawley]

What if we had been born with immense amounts of “Dsup” the Damge Suppressor thing?

[connectwithraaghav]

Tardigrades:comes to human size
China: tardigrade noodle soup

[daydaykilla]

The things he is saying is just difficult to believe