The carnivorous water bear, or tardigrade, is a small, multicellular animal that is found all over the world. It can survive extreme conditions like dehydration, radiation, and temperature extremes through cryptobiosis. Water bears prey on organisms like roundworms and rotifers. They reproduce through self-fertilization and lay eggs externally. Water bears have been used to test survivability in space and eliminate roundworms in soil. They can withstand radiation levels over 1000 times what humans can survive.

1. Large carnivorous water bearMilnesium Tardigradum Andrew Langwell 0 Period Biology Buchman

2. Statisitics The carnivorous water bear is about 0.5-1 millimeters in size They are reddish or brownish in color Through cryptobiosis tardigrades can survive extreme radiation, lack of oxygen, dehydration, extreme temperatures, and high and low pressures.

3. Habitat The carnivorous water bear is most commonly found in mosses and lichen but can be found all over the world from the Himilayas to the deep depths of the ocean.

5. Human Interaction Water bears have been used in soil to exterminate round worms. Humans took water bears into outer space to test if they could survive the vacuum of space.