Moss piglet

These lucky creatures have found the fountain of youth.

Needlefelted Tardigrade by FrivolousForest

rhamphotheca: Tardigrades … commonly known as waterbears or moss piglets, are small, water-dwelling, segmented animals with eight legs. They form the phylum Tardigrada, part of the superphylum Ecdysozoa. The largest adults may reach a body length of 1.5 mm (0.059 in), the smallest below 0.1 mm. Freshly hatched tardigrades may be smaller than 0.05 mm. Some 1,150 species of tardigrades have been described. Tardigrades occur throughout the world, from the Himalayas above 6,000 metres…

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Learn about tardigrades, microscopic animals known for their resilience, capable of surviving extreme conditions that would be lethal to most life forms.

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