Tardigrades "...terrestrial species live in the interior dampness of moss, lichen, leaf litter and soil; other species are found in fresh or salt water. They are commonly known as water bears, a name derived from their resemblance to eight-legged pandas. Some call them moss piglets and they have also been compared to pygmy rhinoceroses and armadillos. On seeing them, most people say tardigrades are the cutest invertebrate." - https://www.americanscientist.org/article/tardigrades "In actuality, tardigrades are translucent and display a variety of colors—white, green, orange, red. In the microenvironments made by water that coheres in the fissures of mosses and lichens due to surface tension, tardigrades thrive by feeding on smaller organisms and by sucking contents out of plant cells." Upon learning that tardigrades inhabited moss, my children spent a forest hike keeping them safe by prohibiting anyone from stepping on any moss.
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