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"They are never more than 1.5 mm long, and can only be seen with a microscope" Confused - I can see things that are 1.5mm long. Some sort of editing mistake he
by jmadsen 12y ago
"They are never more than 1.5 mm long, and can only be seen with a microscope"
Confused - I can see things that are 1.5mm long. Some sort of editing mistake here, I think.
- jahnu 12y agoThe numbers seem correct... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tardigrade http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tardigrade "The biggest adults may reach a body length of 1.5 mm (0.059 in), the smallest below 0.1 mm. Newly hatched tardigrades may be smaller than 0.05 mm."
- masklinn 12y agoThe average individual is usually 0.3 to 0.5mm, 1.5mm are giants. And though they're described as barrel-shaped, they're not as wide as they're long. The main problem is they're close to translucent, so bigger individuals can be visible with good vision and the right light, but it's not exactly trivial.