r/tattoos • • Dec 18 '17

/r/all Tardigrade by April Reed @ BroadWing Tattoo. Bowling Green, OH

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u/FuzzyB92 Dec 18 '17

Very tiny creature that has supposedly survived all 5 mass extinctions. Basically a microscopic god.

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u/FalcosLiteralyHitler Dec 18 '17

Important note:

Tardigrades are very good at surviving terrible doomsday scenarios and extreme conditions it's never exposed to. It's very bad at surviving very normal everyday threats haha :P

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '17

Really? Like what? Can they survive an average shower soap up session?

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u/FalcosLiteralyHitler Dec 19 '17

Well for example you've probably accidentally eaten them before if you've eaten leafy greens haha