Overview

One of the most interesting, charismatic and well adapted animals of the microscopic world is the tardigrade. Also known as waterbears, tardigrades are masters of survival in ever changing environments. Tardigrades can go in to a state known as cryptobiosis, which is similar to a deep deep hibernation. During cryptobiosis tardigrades can withstand extreme conditions that would kill any other organism. Tardigrades have even survived a trip into the vacuum of space. We would like to bring the ability to view the marvelous microscopic world to everyone. We have developed an inexpensive, user friendly and high quality digital microscope platform that will open up the microscopic world to anyone interested. We have chosen one of the most interesting animals on our planet to begin this interesting journey, the waterbear. We look forward to fostering discovery, education and fun through our products and information provided on our website.