Look at this Little fella..You know him..Why? BECAUSE YOU EAT HIM!! MEET MR. TARDIGRADES ... Tardigrades, also known as water bears, also known as FREAKIN’ MOSS PIGLETS, are microscopic eight-legged animals that can withstand *temperatures from near absolute zero to boiling water, *absorb extreme doses of radiation, *go without food or water for ten years, and *even survive the vacuum of space. They can even be completely dried out and ride on the wind to a new home, where they rehydrate and go about their tardibusiness. Tardigrade rain, folks. Oh, and you’ve probably eaten them. These water-dwelling super-critters live not only on wild mosses and wet plants, but on grocery store produce like lettuce and spinach. Do you think that a mere rinse or shake under the faucet (or even cooking) is enough to dislodge a radiation-eating space pig? Ha! Not by a long shot. So yeah… trying to go strictly vegetarian? You’ve almost certainly eaten some tardigrades. Sorry. Don’t worry, though. They’re totally harmless. I like to imagine that when I eat them, I absorb their power, and become a little bit mightier. New motto: For strength, eat your vegetables and eat your tardigrades.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 17:41:54 +0000