twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
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Ah third party insurance eh? Depends whether they'd be classified as wild animals or not. I'll let you Google that one
Tardigrades
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classic33
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@PeteXXX wanted a yard long one, presumably as a pet, not wild.Ah third party insurance eh? Depends whether they'd be classified as wild animals or not. I'll let you Google that one
Nice image for before the wooden hill calls. No cheese eaten hopefully and your loo seat remains warm....
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
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- Over the Hill
A yard long one - YIKES. Would scare those Doctor Who fans tho'.
classic33
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jefmcg
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just looking at my podcast feed ....Tardigrades are microscopic, aquatic animals found just about everywhere on Earth. Terrestrial species live in the interior dampness of moss, lichen, leaf litter and soil; other species are found in fresh or salt water. They are commonly known as water bears, a name derived from their resemblance to eight-legged pandas. Some call them moss piglets and they have also been compared to pygmy rhinoceroses and armadillos.
On seeing them, most people say tardigrades are the cutest invertebrate.
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Their best-known feature is their brute, dogged ability to survive spectacularly extreme conditions. A few years ago, the Discovery network show Animal Planet aired a countdown story about the most rugged creatures on Earth. Tardigrades were crowned the “Most Extreme” survivor, topping penguins in the Antarctic cold, camels in the dry oven of the desert, tube worms in the abyss and even the legendarily persistent cockroach.
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Tardigrades have been experimentally subjected to temperatures of 0.05 kelvins (–272.95 degrees Celsius or functional absolute zero) for 20 hours, then warmed, rehydrated and returned to active life. They have been stored at –200 degrees Celsius for 20 months and have survived. They have been exposed to 150 Celsius, far above the boiling point of water, and have been revived. They have been subjected to more than 40,000 kilopascals of pressure and excess concentrations of suffocating gasses (carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, sulfur dioxide), and still they returned to active life. In the cryptobiotic state, the animals even survived the burning ultraviolet radiation of space.
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It makes me want to buy a microscope
Most info from ~American Scientist~
you don't. but any chance, subscribe to Stuff You Should Know?
http://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/podcasts/tardigrades.htm
I do indeed. It's a great podcast! The one about Quinoa was OK as well.. not as good as tardigrades though.
I do indeed. It's a great podcast! The one about Quinoa was OK as well.. not as good as tardigrades though.
Combine the two for a really great tongue twister...
My Quinoa has been tarnished by Tardigrades!!
nickyboy
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I'm gonna pop into Pets At Home today to see if they've got any of the big 'uns in stock
Their resilience to extreme low temperatures make them a perfect pet for Glossop
Their resilience to extreme low temperatures make them a perfect pet for Glossop
classic33
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Be useful in place of a Guard Dog!
Julia9054
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A tardigrade on a bicycle. Just because.
Excellent reasoning
Bacteria, plants and other tardigrades.
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User169
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And Merckx MX-Leaders.
Haitch
Flim Flormally
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