The story for kids
This is a tardigrade, the water bear. It has eight little paws with tiny claws, and it walks slowly. The water bear is super tough. It can stay alive in ice, and even in space! It eats algae and moss, sucking out their juice with teeth as sharp as needles.
Facts
- It has eight little legs with tiny claws.
- It can survive even in space and inside ice.
- It sucks plant juice with teeth as sharp as needles.
Numbers
- Size
- ~0.5 mm
- Lives in
- Moss, ponds
- Eats
- Algae, moss
- Reproduces
- Lays eggs