SEM of Six Tardigrades (IMAGE)

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SEM of Six Tardigrades

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The image shows a scanning electron micrograph of 6 tardigrades in their tun state. When tardigrades dry out they retract their legs and heads within their cuticle, forming a ball like 'tun.'

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T.C. Boothby

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