Tardigrade (Water Bear)
Relax With Animal Facts
Stefan Wolfe
4.8 • 711 Ratings
🗓️ 14 February 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Join me as we explore the fascinatingly tiny world of the Tardigrade, the literally almost indestructible creature.
Relax, unwind and join me in learning facts about their habitat, behavior, and unique characteristics.
Whether you're looking to sleep or are simply curious about these amazing creatures, this episode is sure to provide a calming escape. Grab some tea, find somewhere cozy, and prepare for an adventure to the microscopic world in the ocean.
To submit your animal request, head to the "Submit" tab on relaxwithanimalfacts.com
Get access to exclusive content, voting, and more by becoming a Patron. No obligation, cancel anytime, and you can even sign up for a 7-day free trial. If you decide to stay, it will only cost less than half a cup of coffee a month: patreon.com/relaxwithanimalfacts—we're waiting for you!
To contact Stefan Wolfe:
- E-mail [email protected]
- Send a message to relaxwithanimalfacts on Instagram
A huge thank you to George Vlad for the ambiences—it is because of his important work that we can visit some of the coolest places on earth. He has helped the show so much, and I encourage you to subscribe to him on YouTube, and check out his website.
If you would like to learn more, the resources used in this episode are listed below:
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/tardigrades-water-bears?loggedin=true&rnd=1707752385462
- https://www.livescience.com/53781-tardigrade-revived-after-30-years.html
- https://www.britannica.com/animal/tardigrade
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
New episodes every Tuesday and Friday!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone, welcome back to relax with animal facts. I am Steph Wolf and today I'm going |
| 0:12.8 | to be learning with you about our furry, scaly, or possibly even slimy friends. And in today's |
| 0:20.2 | case it is definitely going to be a microscopic |
| 0:24.1 | friend of ours because we are covering the oh so wonderful tardy grade. This, of course, is a very |
| 0:32.4 | special listener episode dedicated to Marley, Vicky, Taylor, Artemis, Malcolm, and a user named GMS. |
| 0:42.7 | If you would like to help the show's mission of making more people wondrous of animals |
| 0:47.9 | while helping them relax, you can go to patreon.com slash relax with animal facts or just click the Patreon link in the show's |
| 0:56.9 | description. |
| 0:58.0 | On there, you can find plenty of exclusive episodes, intro-free episodes. |
| 1:02.8 | We just covered the great arc this week, and it was so cool to learn about. |
| 1:08.3 | That is an extinct animal, if you didn't know. And you can even sign up for a |
| 1:13.3 | free trial. Check out the stuff and if you don't like it, it's hassle-free. I would also like to give |
| 1:19.4 | a shout out to George Vlad for the ambiances used in this episode. His audio work is in the |
| 1:25.9 | description and you should check him out. And now let us begin |
| 1:29.7 | to wind down a little bit. If this is your first time joining us on an adventure, I welcome you with |
| 1:37.7 | open arms to the Animal Podcast family, and if you are returning, you know exactly what I am going to be asking of you. |
| 1:46.8 | I have three primary exhortations for you. The first is to grab a microscope. If you don't have |
| 1:53.6 | one, don't worry, one will be provided for you. We are certainly going to be needing those for where |
| 1:59.9 | we are going today. |
| 2:01.5 | My second exhortation is that you realize perhaps where you are carrying some tension. |
| 2:07.7 | If you've been listening for a long time, you've probably realized by now that everyone has a pattern of tension. |
| 2:15.5 | For some it'll be in the neck, some in the hands or the head, but maybe you |
... |
Transcript will be available on the free plan in -413 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Stefan Wolfe, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Stefan Wolfe and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.