It's fun to watch tardigrades squirm around on Twitch, adorably

[xeni]

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/03/25/its-fun-to-watch-tardigrades.html

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[FGD135]

[FGD135]

[Brainspore]

“Also, make sure you stay out of the tardigrade fields. They’re cute but they’ll eat you.”
—Janet Van Dyne, Ant Man and the Wasp

[Mister44]

I thought about collecting some moss last year by my office to look for these critters. I do have a patch of nostoc/cyanobacteria/star jelly I am growing - there might be some in there?

[DesultoryPolemic]

Fun to watch until you realize these things will probably outlive us all…

[atinyworldorg]

There might be some in there, OR, you could collect some in moss or lichen and keep them alive by feeding them your cyanobacteria! I collected mine on my balcony, of all places!

[MaiqTheLiar]

Squeeeee!!!

[dfaris]

[Mister44]

Wait, what am I feeding to my cyanobacteria?

If you want a sample I got some petri dishes and googly eyes. I call them Blobbies. PROBABLY not aliens.

[byron_p]

Kinda obligatory: Mr. Weeble Death vs. Tardigrades