Tardigrades (aka ‘water bears’), are eight-legged segmented micro-animals that grow up to 0.5mm long. Watch how they walk.

Tardigrades (aka ‘water bears’), are eight-legged segmented micro-animals that grow up to 0.5mm long. Watch how they walk.


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Take 20 seconds to walk with a starfish. This striking video of a starfish walking along on the surface of an aquarium wall demonstrates how the animal moves using hundreds of tube feet.
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