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The tardigrade, extreme resistance and cryptobiosis

published: 06/03/13, 10:30
by Christophe
In 2006, I wrote: https://www.econologie.com/tardigrade-d ... ntifiques/

The tardigrade a small ubiquitous animal not exceeding 2 mm whose various studies have shown amazing results which allow us to grant to this day the title of the superchampion of animal resistance (T ° and extreme pressures ...).

We believe that this is a fine example of humility of Man in front of Nature and questioning of established scientific knowledge. But this animal also allows us to question in a more philosophical way the theories of evolution ...


Also 3 other items
https://www.econologie.com/tardigrade/
https://www.econologie.com/tardigrade-2/
https://www.econologie.com/cryptobiose/

A more precise photo has just been published:

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The end of the "trunk" seems ... um ... plastic and very strangely symmetrical? : Cheesy: : Idea:

Enough to feed this topic:
society-and-philosophy / are we-alone-in-the-universe-t12248.html
Science-and-Technology / L-evolution-of-cash-biological-and-the-chance-t11282.html

published: 06/03/13, 11:00
by Janic
particularly interesting for the panspermia hypothesis ( http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panspermie ), but which refers further on to the very origin of life because, as the article says, tardigrade is already a very elaborate complex form of the living. In the same way, the discourse on evolution presupposes that animal and plant have a common origin (basically the monkey and the tree on which it is located are distant cousins), which this tardigrade does not allow to glimpse.

published: 06/03/13, 11:27
by Christophe
Certainly but it's not only that ...

Me what fascinates me the most is its ability to enter cryptobiosis !!

published: 06/03/13, 16:04
by Alain G
I had missed this little baby!

Fascinating!

published: 07/03/13, 00:46
by Capt_Maloche
this image seems unreal
especially with this "mouth" in the shape of a piece of industry :P

published: 07/03/13, 00:50
by Christophe
Absolutely !

It looks like a plastic piece and the symmetry is really disturbing!

However I do not think that this is a touch-up ... photo specialists could enlighten us (thin Obamot is on vacation ...)

published: 07/03/13, 01:00
by Capt_Maloche
Apparently it depends on the conditions

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Source: http://www.diagonale-groenland.asso.fr

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published: 07/03/13, 01:09
by Christophe
Ah yes ... it's spring or mature condition there ...

On this image we also distinguish the trunk:

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published: 07/03/13, 08:28
by Janic
images is misleading! : Cheesy: : Cheesy:
what I find interesting are the claws! Is there a video on the beast?

published: 07/03/13, 12:51
by Christophe
Good question I hadn't looked for yet and yes there are quite a few:













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