Maybe you missed the following, important part: "These tiny invertebrates can be found in the deepest ocean trenches and the highest alpine lakes, even in damp

Maybe you missed the following, important part: "These tiny invertebrates can be found in the deepest ocean trenches and the highest alpine lakes, even in damp mosses and wet leaf litter. Walter once got a call from an Orthodox Jewish organization wanting to know if there were pieces of non-kosher creatures floating in the New York City tap water. The answer was yes"