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Tardigrades (/ ˈ t ɑːr d ɪ ɡ r eɪ d z / ⓘ), [1] known colloquially as water bears or moss piglets, [2] are a phylum of eight-legged segmented micro-animals. They were first described by the German zoologist Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773, who called them Kleiner Wasserbär ' little water bear ' .
Tardigrades, which are eight-legged micro-animals, are commonly referred to as water bears or moss piglets and are found all over the world in varying extreme habitats. First discovered in 1904 and originally named Hypsibius antarcticus , Acutuncus antarcticus is the most abundant tardigrade species in Antarctica.
An environmentally beneficial species native to Kentucky was one of 21 species recently delisted. US declares species once found in Kentucky extinct. What does it mean for water quality?
Milnesium tardigradum can be found worldwide and is one of the biggest species among tardigrades (up to 1.4 mm); similar-looking species have been found in Cretaceous amber. [1] The mouth of this predator has a wide opening, so the animal can eat rotifers and larger protists .
The last confirmed black bear sighting in western Kentucky this summer was on July 5 in Livingston County, which is adjacent to Pope County in Illinois. The dividing line is the Ohio River.
The size of the claws on the first, second, and third legs are generally similar, but the claws on the fourth leg are drastically different in size and shape. In its shriveled state, the Aerobius holotype specimen measures about 0.10 millimeters in length. There are no clear protuberances on the cuticle. No eyespots are visible. An elliptical ...
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Flamingoes are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down. One species has been recorded in Kentucky.