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Can you really tell if a tardigrade is dead rather than in cryptobiosis? Good question. I am assuming they are dead because they are not moving but I could be wrong for sure. What I know for sure is a lot of other stuff seems to die after about 24 hours. Most Rotifers in my slide look dead after ab...

I am new at this so please bear with me. The other day I decided to see if I could come up with Tardigrades from the dry moss on my sidewalk. I peeled up a few square inches of it and put it in a small jar. I then added bottled water and submerged the dry moss. Six hours later I took a sample for vi...