Comments for Tardigrade USA http://tardigrade.us and the exciting world of the unseen Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:01:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on How To Find Tardigrades by Mike Shaw http://tardigrade.us/how-to-articles/how-to-find-tardigrades/#comment-935 Mike Shaw Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:01:44 +0000 http://tardigrade.us/?page_id=324#comment-935 Anthony - You can see pics of eggs in my NJ Tardigrade survey, here on my website. Eggs look like those rubber balls with the spikes on them. Anthony – You can see pics of eggs in my NJ Tardigrade survey, here on my website. Eggs look like those rubber balls with the spikes on them.

]]> Comment on How To Find Tardigrades by Comment from Mike Shaw | IheartAnthony's Research http://tardigrade.us/how-to-articles/how-to-find-tardigrades/#comment-925 Comment from Mike Shaw | IheartAnthony's Research Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:59:14 +0000 http://tardigrade.us/?page_id=324#comment-925 [...] the other day directing me to some material he wrote regarding finding tardigrades. On his site he wrote an article that is similar to the one I linked in the this post. So on his post I left a comment [...] [...] the other day directing me to some material he wrote regarding finding tardigrades. On his site he wrote an article that is similar to the one I linked in the this post. So on his post I left a comment [...]

]]> Comment on How To Find Tardigrades by Anthony Salvagno http://tardigrade.us/how-to-articles/how-to-find-tardigrades/#comment-924 Anthony Salvagno Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:58:13 +0000 http://tardigrade.us/?page_id=324#comment-924 eggs?!!! What do the eggs look like, do you have pictures of them, and how do you raise little water bears? eggs?!!! What do the eggs look like, do you have pictures of them, and how do you raise little water bears?

]]> Comment on How To Find Tardigrades by Mike Shaw http://tardigrade.us/how-to-articles/how-to-find-tardigrades/#comment-923 Mike Shaw Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:43:05 +0000 http://tardigrade.us/?page_id=324#comment-923 You are lucky if you find two or three in any sample. Typically, I would scrape lichen into a small paper coin envelope. I'd make a suspension in bottled or filtered (Aquafina or Poland Spring) water in a plastic petri dish and let it sit overnight. The next day, I could spend maybe 15 minutes going though the sample under the microscope, and if I found even one tardigrade I would consider myself lucky. Often, however I would find two or three, or some eggs. I have had very little luck with moss. It's got a lot of sand particles to sift through, and moss itself is hard to look through. Like looking through a jungle for a hamster. The expression is: Your first tardigrade is the hardest to find. Good hunting! Mike You are lucky if you find two or three in any sample.

Typically, I would scrape lichen into a small paper coin envelope. I’d make a suspension in bottled or filtered (Aquafina or Poland Spring) water in a plastic petri dish and let it sit overnight. The next day, I could spend maybe 15 minutes going though the sample under the microscope, and if I found even one tardigrade I would consider myself lucky. Often, however I would find two or three, or some eggs.

I have had very little luck with moss. It’s got a lot of sand particles to sift through, and moss itself is hard to look through. Like looking through a jungle for a hamster.

The expression is: Your first tardigrade is the hardest to find.

Good hunting!
Mike

]]> Comment on How To Find Tardigrades by Anthony Salvagno http://tardigrade.us/how-to-articles/how-to-find-tardigrades/#comment-919 Anthony Salvagno Sat, 10 Mar 2012 02:14:49 +0000 http://tardigrade.us/?page_id=324#comment-919 How many can you typically find in a 10mm by 10mm clump of lichen or moss? Are they plentiful or kinda solitary? Thanks for commenting in my open scientific notebook! How many can you typically find in a 10mm by 10mm clump of lichen or moss? Are they plentiful or kinda solitary? Thanks for commenting in my open scientific notebook!

]]> Comment on Another Great Tardigrade Video by Mike Shaw http://tardigrade.us/2012/02/14/another-great-tardigrade-video/#comment-803 Mike Shaw Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:14:21 +0000 http://tardigrade.us/?p=890#comment-803 Way to go, Dustin! Way to go, Dustin!

]]> Comment on Another Great Tardigrade Video by Dustin http://tardigrade.us/2012/02/14/another-great-tardigrade-video/#comment-791 Dustin Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:27:08 +0000 http://tardigrade.us/?p=890#comment-791 Thanks Mike for posting the video, I managed to get this video of the tardigrade from some tree moss near the Salmon Creek Trail in Vancouver Washington. Whenever I had seen water bears before they had looked so clumsy but then looking at their feet I realized they are designed for specific types of substrates. So I went looking for one on moss debris. Looks like the little guy hooks his feet into the material almost with a locking and release mechanism. They probably need that to hang onto lichen and moss in a rain storm. Thanks again for your Micscape article collection tips, It's what got me looking for these "Moss piglets" Dustin Brown Thanks Mike for posting the video,
I managed to get this video of the tardigrade from some tree moss near the Salmon Creek Trail in Vancouver Washington.
Whenever I had seen water bears before they had looked so clumsy but then looking at their feet I realized they are designed for specific types of substrates. So I went looking for one on moss debris.
Looks like the little guy hooks his feet into the material almost with a locking and release mechanism. They probably need that to hang onto lichen and moss in a rain storm.

Thanks again for your Micscape article collection tips,
It’s what got me looking for these “Moss piglets”
Dustin Brown

]]> Comment on How To Find Tardigrades by Mike Shaw http://tardigrade.us/how-to-articles/how-to-find-tardigrades/#comment-790 Mike Shaw Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:31:34 +0000 http://tardigrade.us/?page_id=324#comment-790 Thanks, Laura! Keep us posted right here. All the best to you! Mike Thanks, Laura! Keep us posted right here.

All the best to you!
Mike

]]> Comment on How To Find Tardigrades by Laura http://tardigrade.us/how-to-articles/how-to-find-tardigrades/#comment-786 Laura Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:28:31 +0000 http://tardigrade.us/?page_id=324#comment-786 What a great article! I'll have to try your techniques sometime. :) What a great article! I’ll have to try your techniques sometime. :)

]]> Comment on Slightly Jonty Tardigrade Video by Hannah http://tardigrade.us/2012/02/02/slightly-jonty-tardigrade-video/#comment-742 Hannah Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:45:07 +0000 http://tardigrade.us/?p=879#comment-742 hahahaha I know this guy. He's australian, and only lyke 15 hahahaha I know this guy. He’s australian, and only lyke 15

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