water bear
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When they were returned to earth and rehydrated, some of the microscopic water bears woke up. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "A Crashed Spacecraft Might Have Put Earth’s Most Indestructible Organisms on the Moon," 8 Aug. 2019 Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are probably the toughest creatures on Earth. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "A Crashed Spacecraft Might Have Put Earth’s Most Indestructible Organisms on the Moon," 8 Aug. 2019 The stone walkways along the water bore the weight of history, of other times and other lives. — Nicole Brodeur, The Seattle Times, "A letter from Paris to my Seattle self," 7 Dec. 2018 The microbial creatures, also known as water bears, can survive just about anywhere, including the vacuum of space. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "New Tardigrade Species Found in Parking Lot," 28 Feb. 2018 After a lunar lander crashed into the moon on April 11, thousands of dehydrated water bears were left on the moon's surface. — Alex Baker-whitcomb, WIRED, "Water Bears Crash Onto the Moon, Cloudflare Ditches 8Chan, and More News," 5 Aug. 2019 The stone walkways along the water bore the weight of history, of other times and other lives. — Nicole Brodeur, The Seattle Times, "A letter from Paris to my Seattle self," 7 Dec. 2018 The toughest Earth creature could be the water bear, or tardigrades, which are .04 inch long invertebrate animals that live in mosses, soil, or lichens on earth. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "What Would Life on Mars Be Like?," 25 July 2018 The dehydration resistance of water bears could help inform scientists on how to preserve biological material, like cells, crops, and meats. — National Geographic, "New Species of 'Indestructible' Animal Found in Surprising Place," 1 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'water bear.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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