The Insane Biology of: The Tardigrade
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Published 2024-08-01
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All Comments (21)
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"dehydrated nugget state" sounds like me waking up in the middle of the night trying to find my water bottle
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I do find it funny that Tardigrades are theoretically very good at surviving conditions that they’ll never once encounter across millions of generations. And simultaneously are part of the diet of snails. Incredible.
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"You can see his little feetsies!" #1 reason Tardigrades are cool
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'Bubulubus' is the best word I've ever heard pronounced. Bar none.
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The idea that tardigrades could've possibly seeded earth by hitching a ride on an asteroid is a very exciting prospect, even if it's unlikely.
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Damn, all those different tardigrade drawings and animations, they are so many that after a while I just started taking them for granted but I bet they took a long time. Love the dedication! The production quality is amazing!
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2:45 your dog knows exactly where they're at 😂
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I’ve never heard of marine tardigrades before, so learning about them here is so cool!
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All these facts are so fascinating, a very unique mini-animal and this documentary is very well done and amazing!
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Fun fact: If a Tardigrade walked in a straight line its whole life it could cover approximately 19 Km (11.8 mi). Scaling that up to human size that would be like us walking around earth's circumference 1.5 times. However, the average human will walk the equivalent distance of about 4 times earth's circumference in their life. Therefore humans on average walk 2 times farther in their life than tardigrades do when comparing their distance travelled to body length.
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Good to know that long after I am gone, these little guys will still be running the Earth
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What awesome little creatures. Tardigrades remind me of tiny manatees. The narrator’s voice is such a pleasure to listen to.
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Are we sure the tardigrade in amber is actually dead?🤔
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The tardigrades look like Pokémon. I wonder if they took any inspiration from tardigrades? It’s crazy how different the different types look from each other
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I thought tardigrades just swam in puddles, did’t know that at their scale they could actually walk.
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I have a tardigrade tattooed on my hand. I love them so much. Thank you for doing a video on them ❤❤❤
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Banger! My favorite of the year by a wide margin. Thank you so much!
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You're my favorite biology teacher
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Been waiting a long time for this unstoppable boi
