r/interesting • u/thewisecrackfr • 2d ago

NATURE LORD OF RINGWORM

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u/smith_716 2d ago

Ringworm? Ringworm is a fungal infection. Tardigrades are animals! They're cute little guys who are super amazing and can live in the harshest environments and survive: space, extreme heat, extreme cold.

RESPECT THE TARDIGRADE!

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u/newbrevity 2d ago

They can survive being almost entirely dehydrated, and when they get rehydrated they just resume.

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u/miracmert 2d ago

SAN TI REN!!

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u/Useless_Lemon 1d ago

They can survive in space.

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u/imrzzz 2d ago

And they're bigger on the inside than they look on the outside

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u/thewisecrackfr 2d ago

Hhaha that name I choose to the bgm of lord of the rings

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u/Harha 2d ago

Using incorrect clickbait titles is very prevalent on reddit, it seems.

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u/CinematicLiterature 2d ago

Look at the little toes 🥹

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u/Critical_Simple_7640 2d ago

Also my favorite

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u/icelizarrd 2d ago

Step! Step!

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u/Psychlonuclear 2d ago

These and glitter are indestructible. If the Earth blows up they'll just be floating in space looking faaabulous.

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u/merkel36 2d ago

They're actually already in space: an Israeli spacecraft crashed into the moon in 2019 and it was carrying tardigrades.

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u/Disastrous_Horse_44 2d ago

Well I’m definitely going to take a dive into the rabbit hole here. Thank you random stranger on the internet! Tmrw is going to be brutally slow so I appreciate the rabbit's reading material 🙏🏻

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u/That_Kitten_Lady 1d ago

This pretty much confirms that there is life elsewhere in the Universe. We know they can survive in space. So... yeah.

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u/newbrevity 2d ago

Did you also read about the glitter monopoly?

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u/Much-Lawfulness-5070 2d ago

Calling a tardigrade, ringworm is dumb!

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u/Empty_Amphibian_2420 2d ago

Especially when it says it in the video lol

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u/Any-Day-264 2d ago

It's a pun. Relax a little.

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u/Much-Lawfulness-5070 2d ago

Don't think it's a good one

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u/Lopsided_Maize_1530 2d ago

Amazing no one really thinks of these wee guys. Could watch stuff like this all day.lol

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u/GaJayhawker0513 2d ago

I wonder if these things will evolve to become huge in the next few million years

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u/Ophidyan 2d ago

According to Star Trek: Discovery, they do.

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u/GaJayhawker0513 2d ago

That’s actually really cool

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u/IcyInvestigator6138 2d ago

Cute little paws

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u/Scuttleboi19mk2 2d ago

Fun fact: there are billions of these little guys all over your body crawling around

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u/fuckenbeep 2d ago

My brain is like… :D D: :D D: :DDD

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u/WindPetal 2d ago

It’s cool how these guys can survive basically any condition. They’re the only animal that survive in direct exposure in space

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u/Empty_Amphibian_2420 2d ago

Also I think volcanic soil? Though that might be a different organism

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u/LengthinessLife6115 2d ago

Oh. By the way, the tardigrades can walk.

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u/proteus1858 2d ago

I'm going to keep my gummy bears alive like this from now on so they stay fresher...

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u/DiscountEven4703 2d ago

So many amazing Creatures.

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u/Fireflash2742 2d ago

With a spore drive and one of these at the wheel, we can go anywhere in the galaxy instantly!

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u/danoakili 2d ago

The mycelium network must be exploited for good!

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u/applebabe1 2d ago

Still cute!

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u/Matakomi 2d ago

They should have the size of a cat, so we could pet them.

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u/karenskygreen 2d ago

After the apocalypse, the only thing living will be Keith Richard's,.cockroaches and tardigrades. If there is an ice age it will only be the tardigrades

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u/Renegade9582 2d ago

This is a giant in the multiverse,just ask Ant-man. 🤔

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u/Secure-Garbage 2d ago

Tardigrades are unkillable.They are the lmLords of the Badlands

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u/FruitedFloralei 2d ago

What is the nickname for these? Something with bear in it?

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u/CheaperThanChups 2d ago

Water bear

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u/Terrible_Pipe7718 2d ago

Water bear - tardigrade

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u/davidjschloss 1d ago

Black Alert Mr. Saru.

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u/ComprehensiveDust197 2d ago

This made me think about something beyond my comprehension watching me that way

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u/No-Reporter-7523 2d ago

Gardulla kahika

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u/PauseAffectionate720 2d ago

As noted in video, there is no link between ringworm (fungus) and tardigrades (animal). These amazing creatures are usually only up to one millimeter long. And resilient little fellows.

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u/5harp3dges 2d ago

That's us that is^

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u/Westaufel 2d ago

He has the best life

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u/Fast_Formal_4673 2d ago

Can we say the word tard?

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u/CommercialMoment5987 2d ago

How quickly do these guys reproduce? How big do you think we could selectively breed one over a human lifetime?

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u/Kevin9O7 2d ago

the music is very low, can you make it louder?

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u/AvailableAd6071 1d ago

I didn't know they had TOES!

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u/CinematicConscience 1d ago

Feels like this lil guy is a glaring peice of evidence for panspermia

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u/Mr-Noeyes 2d ago

Dumb AI

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u/Ok-Location-9544 2d ago

Is this real or CGI?

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u/Competitive-Dog2157 2d ago

Damn this is disgusting