Identify this mystery toy.

I know what it is. Do you?

 

Dinner from last night?

 

WRONG!!! TRY AGAIN!!!

 

Some kind of gachapon beetle? Likin' it!

 

it's a tardigrade, these microscopic eight-limbed bear-like creatures that live in moss.

 

BRYANARCHY, FOR THE WIN!!!

Nice job. I was always fascinated with water bears, and when I saw this in the display case a Toy Tokyo a few months ago I had to have it. I believe it's a candy toy by Kaiyodo.

 

It was mentioned on Animal Planets "Most Extreme" seies. It was number one as the most extreme survior if I am correct. It can dehydrate its self then when environment is right, it will rehydrate and then live on. They have fould some over 6000 years old that were able to be revivied in and Egyptian tomb.

interesting toy though

 

Awesome!

Tardigrades are amazing. I have actually spent time looking for these little bastards in moss and lichen around here. They're so damn small but so neat! Some can suspend their metabolism and can survive for years completely dehydrated! I remember reading somewhere that you're never further that 30 feet from a water bear.

 

WOW, that's some interesting stuff. Never been too into bugs, more of a reptile and fish fan, but that's super cool. Love Animal Planet.

 

Yikes!
Now I'm all itchy.

 

unless you sweat like Nixon under lights, you'll be fine.

 

Come for the toys, stay for the science lesson! Never heard about these. So cool.

 

I use to collect snakes I still have a pair of Australian Womas (a type of python)

 

I try to learn something new at least once per day - I definitely got my fill for the day

 

AltJapan pointed me to this site:

http://kumamushi.org/

 

http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl? ... 09/1246225

 

when I was a kid I used to put spanish mosh on my head and act like slash from guns n roses.I guess it wasn't a good idea

 

Nothing about that was a good idea.
You were a stupid, stupid child.



(sarcasm intended)