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ickplant@lemmy.world to aww@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Am I the only one who thinks tardigrades are cute?

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Am I the only one who thinks tardigrades are cute?

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ickplant@lemmy.world to aww@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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Source for the image and info on tardigrades

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  • Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee
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    Pretty sure that’s a universal opinion.

    I have one of these at home.

    • ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
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      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.

      • Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee
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        Looks like you found the first item for your Christmas wish list!

        • ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
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          For sure, and I like the earrings, too. Really cool site in general, thanks for sharing!

    • philycheezestake@sh.itjust.works
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      Damn there’s a 15” one

    • caseyweederman@lemmy.ca
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      Yeah it never occurred to me that anyone might not think they’re cute

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    I mean. They’re basically microscopic Flying Bison.

    • ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
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      HOW have I not seen that before?

  • HonkyTonkWoman@lemm.ee
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    With a body like a vacuum cleaner bag & face that looks like a jacuzzi jet, they’re about as adorable as they come!

    • ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
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      That’s a really spot-on description.

  • Tardigrado@lemmy.world
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    No you are not definitely the only one

    • klemptor@lemmy.ml
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      Aw relevant username

    • ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
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      There are dozens of us. Dozens!

  • Extras@lemmy.today
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    Cute, little, brown lunch bag

  • Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world
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    I like how they’re wrapped in paper

    • angrystego@lemmy.world
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      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

  • Dynamo@lemm.ee
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    You are.

    • stephen01king@lemmy.zip
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      Not.

    • ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
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      Noooooooooo

  • thisNotMyName@lemmy.world
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    Looks like someone wearing a costume to disguise as a bacteria :D

    • ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
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      Now I can’t unsee it, remind me of those T-rex costumes.

      Relevant:

  • Num10ck@lemmy.world
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    i want a dog sized one as a domestic robot, and various tools can come from the torso bag as needed.

    • IDontHavePantsOn@lemm.ee
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      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.

      • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
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        Not enough legs

      • klemptor@lemmy.ml
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        Nightmare fuel tho

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    Fucking hell, they are the most alien looking animals on the planet, they’re amazing.

    • ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
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      I mean, I don’t disagree, but also let me introduce you to Centurio senex. Also quite alien-looking!

      • MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world
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        Looks like bat bukkakke porn, got any more?

        • KingJalopy @lemm.ee
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          The bats or the porn?

          • kamenLady.@lemmy.world
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            They attract each other with songs and raised facial flaps… What’s porn compared to that?

            Release the bats!

        • ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
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          omg… you’re not wrong.

  • WaterWaiver@aussie.zone
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    Captain Tardigrade, defender of the multiverse! Warning: has gore

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    • PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocksB
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      Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

      Captain Tardigrade, defender of the multiverse!

      Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

      I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.

  • Zerlyna@lemmy.world
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    Nope. My neighbor is a tardigrade expert in fact. Retired Marine Biologist Professor.

    • ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
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      Do they have a bunch of tardigrades at home? Or marine life in general?

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        Nope. They are retired and spend lots of vacation time in Cabo. Used to be avid scuba divers.

        • ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
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          It makes so much sense for a marine biologist to be an avid scuba diver. As a therapist, when i retire, I will go to Cabo, sit at a café, and people watch. That’s the same thing, right?

          • Zerlyna@lemmy.world
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            I’d say so! I’m pushing 50 and still not sure what I will be when I grow up so who knows what I will do if I ever retire lol.

            • ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
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              You still have plenty of time to decide :)

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    It’s wild that the folds in their “skin” seem to have genuine creases even.

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    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. ||

    https://youtu.be/aCkSr0ugTIM?si=bjoS0qjTDXqMi9bq

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    deleted by creator

    • ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
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      Had to look this one up.

      This guy?

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        LAVOS

        • ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
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          I can def see the resemblance

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            • ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
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              Ah, I see, the little limbs.

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