One Of The Coolest Things Alive!

[Captain Retardo]

Im not sure where to put this topic so i just put it here (mods move it to a suitable place if its not already in one)


A couple years ago in school our teacher ordered a slide to be put under the microscope to look at some stuff (i forgot what it was) and what we came over was a a small creature that looked like a gummy bear and it had claws and moved, well our teacher called the company that sold the slide to her and it said that it was a water bear, i researched them a little bit and i learned that they can live practically anywhere, even in space!

here is a LINK to a website that gives some more info.

Have any of you heard of a water bear before, or seen one?

2 pics of a water bear:

 

[Wisperian]

ew...creepy much

 

[Captain Retardo]

they're not that creepy, the 2nd pic makes it out to be, but they really just seem like microscopic bears

 

[PlecMama]

I've never heard of one or seen one, but I'm going to go with "kinda cool" cos I like bugs.

 

[BigIan]

nice one...

 

[wuvmybetta]

I've only seen them on the most extreme, twice! They were the Most Extreme Survivor, and m.e. something else. Apparently they're indestructable! And darn cute

 

[Captain Retardo]

Oh yeah, i saw that too, i always watch the most extreme on Animal Planet

They practically are indestructable

 

[SPLiSH]

They're cute in a kinda evil way I guess.

I like my puppies and bettas though.

 

[Captain Retardo]

The only thing they eat is moss and they dont hurt anything, how can that be evil?

 

[afireinside]

Hey, I saw them on the Most Extreme too. They're really cool.

 

[Captain Retardo]

You should see them in real life under a microscope, they are awesome

 

[Elise]

They're super cute! I want one as a pet....