Science

tardigrades

  • light micrograph of a tardigrade
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    Despite being less than a millimeter in length, it's quite straightforward to photograph tardigrades, also known as water bears.
  • light micrograph of a tardigrade
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    All it takes to capture closeups of these tiny astronauts is a light microscope connected to a camera.
  • light micrograph of a tardigrade
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  • light micrograph of a tardigrade
    Robert Pickett/Getty Images
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  • scanning electron micrograph of tardigrades
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    Unlike light micrographs which capture images using optics, scanning electron micrographs are produced by focusing a beam of electrons to detect surface topography.
  • scanning electron micrograph
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    The resulting image has a much more detailed and opaque quality.
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