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What would the tartigrades eat? Surely they would die off eventually due to a lack of an ecosystem - no matter how hardy they are.
by BitwiseFool 6y ago
What would the tartigrades eat? Surely they would die off eventually due to a lack of an ecosystem - no matter how hardy they are.
- PeterisP 6y agoThey don't eat, they're dehydrated and passive without any metabolism until (if) they are rehydrated.
- zepto 6y agoWhat would they eat if they were rehydrated?
- p1mrx 6y agoPresumably whatever food people provide with the water.
- airesearcher 6y agoCheese
- dumpsterdiver 6y agoFor awhile they could survive on a carnivorous diet by eating eachother, but they would eventually need a source of algae/plant matter to thrive.
- booleandilemma 6y agoLike trisolarans then.