The microscopic water bears will be featured in an exhibition at the Harvard Museum of Natural History beginning Saturday, February 17.
At least twenty - five plants and animals observed during the survey are new records for Penang or peninsular Malaysia, including the Sunda colugo or flying lemur, the red giant flying squirrel, the long - tailed giant rat, the Indomalayan niviventer, the lesser mouse deer, and species of ground squirrels, birds, bacteria, bats, ants, orchids, flies, frogs, mosquitoes, and
microscopic water bears.
Not exact matches
Video: Tardigrades, or
water bears, are
microscopic animals that live in soil and other environments
LIFE»S A GLASS
Water bears, or tardigrades, make proteins that turn into glass when the
microscopic animals dry out.
LIFE GOES ON They may look like
microscopic caterpillars, but don't let their quaint appearance fool you —
water bears are no joke.
ELEGANT EGG The elaborate surface (right) of a
microscopic tardigrade egg (left) was one of the clues that it came from a new species of
water bear.
Water bears,
microscopic creatures (also known as tardigrades) used in aging research, were on display.
Also common are
water -
borne pathogens, such as bacteria, and
microscopic plants and animals.