How to Find Tardigrades: Advice from Experts!

Learn how to find (and PRESERVE!) water bears, aka tardigrades, in moss in your own backyard! Who doesn't love their cute bear-like nature?! They're adorable, live all over the world, and are positively indestructible when in the "tun" stage of cryptobiosis (aka shriveled like a raisin).
Learn how to find, preserve, and view them under a microscope!

Most of my sourcing came from the book "Tardigrade, Science Project Book" by Michael W. Shaw. However, after weeks of struggling to find a tardigrade, I was able to contact and recieve help from Jan van Arkel of the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. I credit finally being able to find a tardigrade to him and his expert advice, which I share with you in this video.

Jan van Arkel IBED
University of Amsterdam
The Life of Tardigrades featuring many species, how to find them and watch them"
youtube.com/watch?v=xS3CZ_U8axU

My Amazon Affiliate Links for the items used in this video:

"Kids and Teachers Science Project Book: How to Find Tardigrades and Observe Them Through a Microscope" by Michael W Shaw
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My Observation Microscope:
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My pen light:
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Other Helpful Videos:

"How to Find Water Bears" by Mike Likes Science
youtube.com/watch?v=ZuxwisK-8f8

"Water Bear Being A Water Bear" by Mike Likes Science
youtube.com/watch?v=MXWOI_-nwCU

"Hunting for 'bears' in the Backyard" by Dave Walker
microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://w…

Stuffed Waterbear Plushie by Giant Microbes (not sponsored or affiliated in any way)
amazon.com/GIANT-MICROBES-Waterbear-Hypsibius-d…

Tardigrade Info:
serc.carleton.edu/microbelife/topics/tardigrade…

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