Tough tits, you're seeing one.

#bdelloid #rotifer

(I've no idea if it's actually a rotifer - me and the girls were looking for #tardigrades #waterbears #mosspiglets or however you want to call but didn't find one them)

When Water Bears Inspire Industry… Tardigrade foraging on moss (image by Eye of Science, science photo library) . The water bear, also known as a tardigrade or moss piglet, is a plump microscopic organism with eight clawed legs that…

Water bears inspire industry ... #biomimicry #waterbears #tardigrades #mosspiglets #industry #NatureInspiredIndustry themeaningofwater.com/2024/08/11/w...

And the worst case?

Well, at least the #cockroaches and #mosspiglets will inherit a cleaner #planet. (James Lovelock, The Revenge of Gaia¹⁴, 2006)

I went to Micropia in Amsterdam today. It was so insanely awesome.
Ofcourse the tardigrate is heckin’ cute and just an amazing micro-animal.

In Dutch it’s called a “beerdiertje”.

#waterbears #mosspiglets #slowwalker

Goodnight Water Bear
26” x 30”
Oil painting on canvas
2025

#tartigrade #tardigrades #mosspiglets #waterbear #oilpainting #teeth #painting #stars #goodnightmoon #grass #contemporaryart #art #juleehightowerryle #waterbearlove #contemporarypainting