I'm a Tardigrade and I think about tomorrow everyday.

4:03 you'd have to be crazy to believe we're the only life in the universe, billions upon billions of galaxies, more galaxies than the grains of sand in all our deserts combined. theres no way we're the only life that has sprouted

Look at how cute the little legs are lol

The name makes me think of a bad report card.

And the knowledge that over 12 million people have watched this video has renewed my faith in humanity. I can go to bed now and dream of science.

"Now there's a wee little tardigrade for ya"

wow that got real deep at the end. lol

They're kind of cute little things

Is it me or does the thumbnail look like a bear in a space suit.

Tardigrade > Chuck Norris.

tardigrades should train with goku.

KILL IT WITH FIRE!!! Oh...I mean...that is very interesting.

And remember kiddies, if you're TARDY in School, you get bad GRADES.

I have a theory, based off other theories. Tardigrades dont originate on earth. They are already prevalent throughout the universe. The are a species older than earth. Tardigrades are responsible for seeding complex life in the universe through panspermia, and evolution based on the conditions of each specific environment on different planets they collide with. If it finds a planet that is already forming complex bacterias and other microbes, a type of symbiotic evolution occurs where the tardigrade and bacteria perpetuate each others existence by providing each other sustenance through death and birth, until a diversity starts to form, and the template vertebrate begins to meta-morph into entirely new species, along with bacteria, eventually creating the genetic diversity we see on earth.

I would want this guy to be my friend

This needs to be a full length documentary

what happens if you hydrate them with a little vodka?

Watch those Tardigrades we launched into space eventually falls into a blackhole hyper evolves into an advanced species and comes back out and comes back to Earth sayin "WTF you shot us into space?!" *stomp*

6:41 U WUT M8?

When i grow up i wanna be a Tardigradologist

When I grow up I want to be a tardigrade

I hope his paper gets published! It's really hard to do something like this independently, especially if you don't even come from perhaps an academic biology background, which I assume he doesn't as he calls himself a naturalist. I envy his passion and drive.

that creature traveler are so cute

Tardigrades are just metaphors to be happy cmon yall

They're like tiny Chuck Norrises.

yes we should be more like microscopic creatures with eight legs and curl up in a ball to preserve ourselves once in a while

ALL HAIL TARDIGRADE

am i the only idiot that saw the picture and thought it was a manatee wrapped in like packing paper or something

If they can survive on Jupiter, then they probably came from Jupiter. I blame these Jupiterians for controlling the banks and media and everything. Now I see how they are doing it, and there's nothing jovial about it.

I want to be a tardigradologist when I grow up.

..''it is not what you want rather what life gives to you that matters''- learnt from a 1mm long creature (amazeballs)

Tartigrades to OP, god pls nerf

Oh shit, we're so fucked if these things evolve. Imagine a 10 feet Tardigrade running around a city, destroying everything in its path.

I know this is going to sound dumb (and believe me it is) but the thumbnail pic of a Manatee in a spacesuit i'll go sit in the corner for being an idiot

Thank you for this. What amazing creatures. Learning about these is one of those things that wakes you up to the beauty of the universe all over again. I love the way that their legs push against the water.

They are sooo sweet! A thing he didn't say is, whether he trained them himself to drive a rocket...

We're all from space.

"We don't know how they evolved, we can't even guess. We don't even know what other species they're related to". Well he's obviously not a geneticist.

“Tardigradologists “ 😂😂😂

This video was great but the comments below... and the worst is that most are from grown-ups acting as toddlers.

I missed a test in high school so the teacher gave me an "F" and said that was my tardy grade. :)

If they go into space, shouldn't we call them "TARDIS-grades".

Tbh the first time when I saw a Tardigrade, I thought it was some sort of animal in a space suit xD.

They're pretty illusive though. He was pretty lucky to have found one so easily on the spot. It took me a whole night scouring through moss samples to finally find one little bugger. As interesting as they are, I find that information about them is relatively scarce.

Imagine if Tardigrades were the size of actual bears, that'd be scary as balls.

really enjoyed his last few sentences. "accept and embrace the life as it is." Really inspiring! Let's all be tardigrades and learn to accept the world:)

They look so adorable.

i want a pet tardigrade

5:26 the dog is taking a piss behind him

Get a million of them and make a tardigrade suit!

what a beautiful piece

*Metamorphoses into a huge tardigrade* "I am a lot happier now indeed"

goes weird at 6:40 when he says: now there's a wee little tardigrade for ya.

"Maybe tardigrades came from space if they can stand it." Maybe nope.

they look like little miniature tank built like animals that can survive through almost anything it's amazing I've always wondered about these little creatures

Tardigrades look so much like a vacuum cleaner bag.

Robert De Niro sure does know a lot about his Tardigrades.

Tardigrade ? ... sounds like something a teacher would write on a report for a student showing up to class for being LATE....lol !!!

Absolutely amazing. Nice short film....Astronomy and Cosmology have been a hobby of mine since childhood and I never knew such a creature existed (that can survive in space for more than a trivial amount of time). I like the point about the improbability that they came from interstellar space; however, if I were this guy I would be asking NASA to explore for fossils on Mars (as a potential past habitat). That is much, much more plausible!

DC Comics better add tardigrades to their list of animal abilities that Vixen can use in her arsenal. Surviving in space would really be kick-ass!

dude! 5:25 Bigfoot with his wife and dog!!!!

Back off honeybadger!

I'm so happy he's achieved his goal of scientific contribution! where can I read his paper?!

Ah ok, now I understand why Tardigrades were mentioned in Star Trek Discovery ;)

I want to be a Tardigrade when I grow up.

There should be more people like him. He seems so at peace, so content.

(dinosaurs are dying) T-rex: What are you doing, tardigrade?!?! we're all gonna die!!! Tardegrade:shhhh... don't interrupt my sunbathing

Build the wall , tardigrades are coming from Mars

The best evidence of extraterrestrial life can be found at your local park. Meet the water bear.

1. take the DNA of tardigrades. 2.use your preferred DNA customizing tool, and change the x, y and z values. 3.use special 100x formula for 100x the fun.

im so in love with these theyre so mindblowing

it's beautiful !!! very cool video and many thanks !!

I enjoyed this so much! It's fascinating what we learn from microorganisms, especially on this level. Tardigrades are brilliant. :)

I love Space, it's the history book of everything that ever was.

This scientist is amazing I love his sense of humor His humbleness ID love to work with this guy someday Just a real asset to science We need more people like this guy that thinks outside the box or should I see looks deeper inside it

Imagine the feeling if this guy was in your pub-quiz group, and a question about tardigrades comes up.

Behold the humble yet awesome Tardigrade!

Captain Tardigrade! Had to see what this was about

EVERYTHING IS FROM OUTER SPACE. WE ARE IN OUTER SPACE, SO YES, THEY COME FROM OUTER SPACE.

The fact that these creatures are so resilient to all these rays, temperatures, and the vacuum of space itself suggests they've experienced these extreme environments, adapted and evolved to overcome them previously. We too can do the same and take over the Universe as a species except we're too busy sitting on the couch watching KZfaq videos.

A truly weird moment at 6:40.

Wow, that Tardigrade is awesome! It evolved to be able to withstand pretty much anything. Makes me wonder why humans haven't evolved so far ahead, obviously we haven't had as long to evolve as the tardigrade, maybe in a few million years humans will be super smart, super tall and pretty much immortal, assuming we're still around of course :)

this video was very helpful

Look everyone, it's Captain Tardigrade!!

Years later those Tardigrades that have been into space evolve into grotesque creatures thousands of times their original size and feed on crab meat and goldfish, all due to the increased amounts of radiation that they received while in spaaaaaaace.

This proves my point. Scientists are always looking for planets that have the same parts as earth does. It doesn't have to be just like earth to have life. This thing is almost immortal.

The ending sentence was money..loved it.

quick trivia: How many times did he mention tardigrates in the video? If you win u get free trip to space!

Basically.... Honey badger just lost....

Strong words at the end of the video! Facinating!

Super awesome animal. Surprisingly good BGM in the video. Nice!

It looks like a doctor who monster

He's so stoned

Funny how something so small ., can survive extreme cold an extreme heat ,also temperatures , radiation , Ultraviolet , ..but yet, you can kill it by just squishin it with your finger , fascinating ..makes me wonder ...thx for the post .live long and prosper...

This dude is so straight forward I love the way he talks hahah "I don't have a personal opinion on that" no attitude, no charm in voice or sad sarcasim, just straight forward lol he said he believes cause of odds other life is out there

if you played a drinking game for every time he says tardigrade you would be dead within a minute of this video.

Imagine a Tardigrade Kaiju! RIP Godzilla :P

will it survive "momentum"??? (smash hammer)

The tardigrade must've crashed his ship for millionth time

Love your channel!!