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[–] JoShmoe@ani.social 16 points 6 months ago

I for one welcome the new tardigrade regime into my body. Eat away!

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

nah i know when they're around (i'm allergic to their poop)

[–] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's very specific. Is there a story on how you found out?

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

oop sorry, upon googling the details i got the micro animal wrong, i could've sworn i've seen a picture of a tardigrade described as a dust mite at some point, but TIL it's a different creature entirely. my bad, it's dust mite's poop i'm allergic to (and so is every person with a dust allergy)

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

That trickle of moisture creeping inside your Arc’teryx could be a tardigrade on an epic journey.

[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Now I’m sad. Water bears are the best