Go to https://mondly.app/animalogic to get 65% off lifetime access to 41 languages and start learning today. Tardigrades are some of the world's most amazing creatures. Some species are able to survive extremely low temperatures, high salinity, droughts, and even the vacuum of space for long periods of time. And yet, they seem to be everywhere, even in the moss of your nearest park. So we're going to investigate the biology of this sturdy survivor while we try to observe our very own tardigrades in our home lab. Check out Martin's incredible tardigrade videos at https://www.youtube.com/@UCtGn297bjkVb8i0arO32jcg and at https://www.instagram.com/my.microscopic.world And learn more about tardigrades from our featured experts: Marc Mapalo - https://www.mcz.harvard.edu/people/marc-mapalo Dr. Paul Bartels - https://www.warren-wilson.edu/people/paul-bartels/ Get your copy of "Strange Creatures" now! It’s filled with all the amazing animal facts and beautiful original illustrations that you’ve come to love from us. 📗🐾 Order here: http://bit.ly/animalogicbook 00:00 How To Find The Toughest Animal on Earth 01:13 Searching for Tardigrades 02:23 What is a Water Bear? 03:15 Anatomy & Diet 04:21 Why They’re Called Superheroes 05:56 Extreme Survival Experiments 06:26 Tun State & Cryptobiosis 08:26 Surviving Freezing Temperatures 09:42 Tardigrades in Space (2007) 10:40 Tardigrades on the ISS (2011) 11:42 Tardigrade Evolution & Paleontology 13:34 Fossils in Amber 15:08 Marine vs Terrestrial Tardigrades 16:47 Strange Adaptations of Marine Species 18:12 Evolution of Cryptobiosis 19:28 Tips from a Tardigrade Expert 20:41 Microscopy Techniques 21:43 Why Study Tardigrades? 22:28 Discovering New Species Become an Animalogic member: https://bit.ly/AnimalogicMembership Get Animalogic Merch: https://bit.ly/3SXGrXL Support Animalogic on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animalogic Subscribe for new episodes on Fridays http://bit.ly/SubscribeToAnimalogic ----------- More Animalogic: https://www.tiktok.com/@animalogic https://www.facebook.com/AnimalogicShow ----------- Examining the nature of the beast. #animalogic #tardigrade #animals #wildlife #nature