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A tardigrade is a water bear, a member of the phylum Tardigrada.
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What color is a tardigrade?
I've read they are transparent, but cannot verify this.
What insect can survive the coldest temperatures?
Most insects from cold regions can endure freezing temperatures. The coldest recorded insect is down to -60C. That's right negative 60. This was characterized in 3 larva. What the specific name it is. I didn't feel like going to the library for somebody on Wiki. But if you feel like looking it up here is the info and abstract.Cold-hardiness strategies of some adult and immature insects overwintering in interior Alaska.Miller, KComparative Biochemistry and Physiology, A [COMP. BIOCHEM. PHYSIOL., A.]. Vol. 73A, no. 4, pp. 595-604. 1982.A variety of adult and immature insects, most of which occupy highly exposed habitats, successfully overwinter in interior Alaska. A number of adult beetles are feezing-tolerant. All exhibit relatively high supercooling points and synthesize large quantities of polyhydric alcohols in response to cold. At least four other orders are represented by adult insects that tolerate freezing, but in contrast to adult beetles, all exhibit relatively low supercooling points associated with the build-up of glycerol. At least three species of larvae that overwinter in galls undergo a remarkable increase in supercooling capability (to ca. -- 60 degree C) associated with synthesis of large quantities of glycerol in winter. None of the larvae tested could survive freezing in spite of their high glycerol levels.
What is the toughest land animal?
As in the word 'Tough', that would mean to me the strongest animal. Well if you mean the strongest animal within fighting, that's the answer I will give. Personally, I think the strongest animal on land is an African Elephant and in water a Blue whale. However, if they were to fight other animals, there is a very low chance that they could win. So a snake such as a 'King Cobra' could kill an elephant in just three hours. But there are more toxic snakes than that. The most Venomous snake is probably a black mamba of Africa which it's venom can kill a human within 15 minutes. A Black Mamba would obviously be able to kill an African Elephant quicker than an King Cobra, so the strongest animal within fighting is probably the most venomous snake. I say the Black Mamba, but it could be the Inland Taipan of Australia. If you can find out the most venomous snake that would be the toughest animal. Well, out of those two snakes, the Inland Taipan is the planet's most venomous snake. But I think that the person that posted this question is wondering which animal is best at surviving horrific conditions. Despite it's size, Tardigrade Ecdysozoa, the binomial name for the microscopic organism known as the Water Bear, or otherwise known as the Moss Piglet, it can survive temperatures as low as -328°F and as high as 303°F, 570,000 Roentgens, the units used to measure radiation, 120 years without water, and it has been tested to survive the vaccum of space. I'll put my knowledge about strength later.
What does a tardigrade eat?
Tardigrades eat Moss.
What color is a tardigrade?
I've read they are transparent, but cannot verify this.
How are tardigrades adapted to their environment?
The key to the tardigrade (water bears) survival is its cryptopic stage; because without this, many abilities would be taken away, such as a high immunity to radiation. The Tardigrade is almost dead in the cryptobiotic stage, other than the fact that it can revive itself from this state. Because there is no water in the body of the Tardigrade while in a cryptobiotic state to aid metabolism, the Tardigrade cannot go through any physical changes (from self) while dehydrated.
What would happen if a tardigrade was in an earthquake?
Nothing. They are too small to be affected.
How do you use the word tardigrade in a sentence?
Watching TV. while doing homework tardigrades you from your work.
What is a Normal Tardigrade's Lifespan?
R. varieornatus lives an average of 35 days (Horkiawa et al. Astrobiology 2008).
What is the aquatic animal with no tissue differentiation?
This is what is called the waterbear. moss piglet or Tardigrade. We have found fossils from 530 millions years ago.
Is the water bear tardigrade harmful to humans?
Tardigrades (commonly known as water bears or moss piglets) are not harmful. Water bears feed on plant cells, algae, or small invertebrates
Why is the universe so exquisitely balanced such that life can exist?
As far as we know, life arises in the circumstances that we have observed here on earth. Among the important contributing factors is Earth's magnetic field (caused by the spinning iron), Earth's relatively close distance to the sun (93,000,000 miles), and the presence of water of our surface. However, life does not require a "goldie-locks" zone as previously thought. This is demonstrated by the hearty tardigrade who can survive almost anywhere.
Is there any animal which can survive any climate?
Yes, humans. We create the necessary clothing to keep functioning anywhere on the planet (and even off it).One other animal that can survive in any climate is a tiny creature called the tardigrade, but it goes into an idle/sleep state when the conditions are too extreme for it to function (e.g. dry, heat, cold, too little oxygen) and waits for a return to more hospitable conditions to awake again. So it cannot really function in any climate (like humans can) it can only survive.
What is the smallest animal-?
The question is difficult to answer since new animals of different sizes are born day to day.However,smallest known mammal is Indonesian bumble bee bat(Craseonycteris thonglongya),and the smallest reptile is dwarf gecko.
What is the scientific name for water bears?
A waterbear is not a bear, it is a tardigrade. it is microscopic. Tardigrades (Tardigrada), also known as water bears or moss piglets, are a phylum of small invertebrates. They can live for 5 years in dehydrated moss and also have been found on the rovers on Mars.Strange is this little animal, because of its exceptional and strange morphology and because it closely resembles a bear en miniature. That is the reason why I decided to call it little water bear.- J.A.E. Goeze (Pastor at St. Blasii, Quedlinburg, Germany), 1773
