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How Microscopic Is A Tardigrade?
I heard of a Tardigrade (Water Bear) is microscopic. But how microscopic is a Tardigrade?
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Re: How Microscopic Is A Tardigrade?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tardigrade
Tardigrades are usually about 0.5 mm (0.02 in) long when fully grown.
The biggest adults may reach a body length of 1.5 mm (0.059 in), the smallest below 0.1 mm.
Newly hatched tardigrades may be smaller than 0.05 mm.Marut-2 Avatar by Serpentine
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Re: How Microscopic Is A Tardigrade?
Strangely enough, that means that with a nice contrasting background, tardigrades are quite visible to the eye.
Which makes the word "microscopic" a bit ironic.
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Re: How Microscopic Is A Tardigrade?
Is ‘milliscopic’ a word? It feels like it should be a word.
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Re: How Microscopic Is A Tardigrade?
Well that was awkward.
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Re: How Microscopic Is A Tardigrade?
Given that a traditional microscope works best for viewing objects from several um to a bit below a millimeter in size a milliscope would be perfect for viewing stuff between several millimeters and a meter in size.
I'm not sure that's en invention we need. ;)The Hindsight Awards, results: See the best movies of 1999!
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Re: How Microscopic Is A Tardigrade?
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Re: How Microscopic Is A Tardigrade?
For some reason I feel like tardigrade is a Pokemon name.
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Re: How Microscopic Is A Tardigrade?
I can think of a great many devices which are used for viewing stuff between several millimeters and a meter in size. Some, such as the overhead projector, are relatively obsolescent; others, such as reading glasses and various devices for putting a corrective lens in front of a person's eye, are in widespread use among the general populace and probably won't go away any time soon.
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