aww @lemmy.world ickplant @lemmy.world 8 mo. ago

Am I the only one who thinks tardigrades are cute?

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Pretty sure that’s a universal opinion.

I have one of these at home.
- That makes me happy, those plushies are so cute! I showed the post pic to two people and both said "Ew," I think their cuteness detector is broken.
  
  Looks like you found the first item for your Christmas wish list!
- Damn there’s a 15” one
- Yeah it never occurred to me that anyone might not think they're cute
I mean. They’re basically microscopic Flying Bison.
- HOW have I not seen that before?
With a body like a vacuum cleaner bag & face that looks like a jacuzzi jet, they’re about as adorable as they come!
- That's a really spot-on description.
No you are not definitely the only one
- Aw relevant username
- There are dozens of us. Dozens!
I like how they're wrapped in paper
- That's probably an artefact of the electron microscopy preparation. Irl they're translucent and they're even cuter when they move: https://www.shutterstock.com/cs/video/clip-1039663166-tardigrade-high-quality-footage-video-water-bear
Cute, little, brown lunch bag
You are.
- Not.
- Noooooooooo
Looks like someone wearing a costume to disguise as a bacteria :D
- Now I can't unsee it, remind me of those T-rex costumes.
  
  Relevant:
i want a dog sized one as a domestic robot, and various tools can come from the torso bag as needed.
- Put a hard hat on a star-nosed mole instead.. It may not be as useful as a robot, but it will look like it knows what it's doing.
  
  Not enough legs
  
  Nightmare fuel tho
Fucking hell, they are the most alien looking animals on the planet, they're amazing.
- I mean, I don't disagree, but also let me introduce you to Centurio senex. Also quite alien-looking!
  
  Looks like bat bukkakke porn, got any more?
Nope. My neighbor is a tardigrade expert in fact. Retired Marine Biologist Professor.
- Do they have a bunch of tardigrades at home? Or marine life in general?
  
  Nope. They are retired and spend lots of vacation time in Cabo. Used to be avid scuba divers.
Captain Tardigrade, defender of the multiverse! Warning: has gore
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It's wild that the folds in their "skin" seem to have genuine creases even.
If I were a tardigrade I'd move out from home || Why live in the shrubbery when you could have a throne? || Pressure wouldn't squash me and fire couldn't burn. || These are the things that I never will learn. ||

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- Had to look this one up.
  
  This guy?
  
  LAVOS
I had no ides their life spans were so short. Technically, can they die of old age in tun form?
Yes

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