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An artist's reconstruction of the two tardigrade species found preserved in a pebble-sized piece of amber in Canada. Franz Anthony via Communications Biology under CC BY 4.0 Tardigrades are known for ...

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This tardigrade is sporting a new “tattoo” — represented in this magnified image by the highlighted dots, and visible in the inset image. Image may only be used with credit shown.

Multiple ancient and extinct species of tardigrades, aka “water bears,” can now be seen in unprecedented, high-resolution detail thanks to high-powered microscopy tools. With these new observations, ...

(a-d) Optical images of the tardigrade with Pt patterns transitioning from an anhydrobiosis state to an active state under suitable conditions. Shooting time interval is about 4 min. Images of the ...