The Tardigrade’s Extraordinary Weirdness Continues
The mystery of the tardigrade — a.k.a . moss piglet , a.k.a . water bear — is one step closer to a solvent . Scientists studying the microscopic animals ' deoxyribonucleic acid say the tough , many - legged creature may be distantly related to nematodes and other " wormy thing . " The researchers issue their findings in the journalPLOS Biology . Tardigradesare some of the strange , most badass organisms on Earth ....