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The Tardigrade (meaning: “Slow Stepper”), also known as a water bear or moss piglet, is a microscopic animal that can survive in the most ridiculous and extreme environmental conditions (including the vacuum of space). In fact, they are the most resilient animal known to exist. With four pairs of le...
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ftdatacite:10.26188/25002953 2024-02-27T08:46:19+00:00 Tardigradus ... Eotvos, Melody 2024 https://dx.doi.org/10.26188/25002953 https://melbourne.figshare.com/articles/composition/Tardigradus/25002953 unknown The University of Melbourne Restrictive Licence https://library.unimelb.edu.au/restricted-licence-template Music composition and improvisation Composition CreativeWork Other article 2024 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.26188/25002953 2024-02-01T15:39:17Z The Tardigrade (meaning: “Slow Stepper”), also known as a water bear or moss piglet, is a microscopic animal that can survive in the most ridiculous and extreme environmental conditions (including the vacuum of space). In fact, they are the most resilient animal known to exist. With four pairs of legs, four to eight claws on each leg, and a segmented body formation, the Tardigrade can survive without food or water for more than 30 years at which point they can revive from a state of holding only 3% of their original body water and continue living and reproducing once re-hydrated. Besides their talent for survival, this animal is also fascinating to me from a purely physical standpoint. This work accompanies the Tardigrade as we delve into the microscopic world of moss and lichen to observe its detail as well as follow this remarkable slow stepping warrior through its paces. ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Tardigrade water bear DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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The Tardigrade (meaning: “Slow Stepper”), also known as a water bear or moss piglet, is a microscopic animal that can survive in the most ridiculous and extreme environmental conditions (including the vacuum of space). In fact, they are the most resilient animal known to exist. With four pairs of legs, four to eight claws on each leg, and a segmented body formation, the Tardigrade can survive without food or water for more than 30 years at which point they can revive from a state of holding only 3% of their original body water and continue living and reproducing once re-hydrated. Besides their talent for survival, this animal is also fascinating to me from a purely physical standpoint. This work accompanies the Tardigrade as we delve into the microscopic world of moss and lichen to observe its detail as well as follow this remarkable slow stepping warrior through its paces. ... |
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