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May 21, 2018 13:21:15   #
badbobby Loc: texas
 
Tardigrades Apparently Do Huge Poops
By Rafi Letzter, Staff Writer | May 17, 2018 06:27pm ET
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Tardigrades Apparently Do Huge Poops
Credit: Papilio/Alamy
Here are some things that are true about tardigrades: They're tiny, measuring between 0.05 millimeters to 1.2 mm (0.002 to 0.05 inches) long, right on the edge of visible. They're not one species, but a whole phylum of animals. (A phylum is a broad category; There are just 32 phyla in the animal kingdom.) They're incredibly common in wet soil. And they're among the hardiest creatures on Earth, able to survive dehydration, blasts of radiation, and intense swings in temperature.

Here's something else that's apparently true about them: They take great big poops.



Tessa Montague
@TessaMontague
Tardigrades are extraordinary. They can survive -270 to +150 degrees celsius, ionizing radiation 100x higher than the lethal dose for humans and the vacuum of outer space.

They also do huge poos. When nature calls...! #turdigrade #embryo2017 #tardigrade @MBLScience @zeiss_micro

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Tessa Montague, a recent PhD graduate of Harvard's Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, posted a video on Twitter of a tardigrade, well, taking a huge poo. The little animal has a large dark mass in its digestive tract, about a third of its total length. And in the remarkably clear video Montague posted, the poop passes out of the tardigrade's rectum, then it kicks all eight of its little legs to squirm away from it. Its two rear legs scrabble at the poo as it moves.

Live Science reached out by email with a few questions for Montague about the video and tardigrade poop, and her answers are printed below, lightly edited for clarity.

Live Science: About how often do tardigrades poop?

Tessa Montague: I have no idea. The scientist who provided me with the tardigrades, Bob Goldstein (a prof at UNC Chapel Hill), had not yet borne witness to tardigrade defecation when I showed him this video, so that would suggest this kind of pooping doesn’t happen very often.

LS: Are the poops always this big compared to their bodies?

Montague: Yes (n=2) [this means she's only seen two examples]. There is one other tardigrade pooping video online, and that poop was also very large. Interestingly, that tardigrade seemed to struggle to relieve itself more than mine did. There might be a technical explanation: My tardigrade was lightly pressed between two cover slips to keep it from moving out of the frame of the microscope, so it’s possible that by doing this, I added a little extra oomph to the poop release. Hopefully the tardigrade felt as relieved as I did watching it.

LS: Do we know how much they weigh?

Montague: No, afraid not. The tardigrade is about 0.2 mm (0.008 inches) long, so perhaps you could calculate an approximate biomass for the poop.

LS: What are the poops made up of?

Montague: Tardigrades eat lichens, algae etc. so the poop was probably partially digested lichen. I captured this footage using a phase contrast setting on the microscope, so it’s in black and white. In full technicolor, the poop is bright green!

LS: Is there anything else you think readers should know about tardigrades and their poops?

Montague: Apparently some tardigrades only poop when they molt. Not this guy. This species molts when it lays eggs.

Originally published on Live Science.

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May 21, 2018 13:58:19   #
archie bunker Loc: Texas
 
badbobby wrote:
Tardigrades Apparently Do Huge Poops
By Rafi Letzter, Staff Writer | May 17, 2018 06:27pm ET
0 0 MORE
Tardigrades Apparently Do Huge Poops
Credit: Papilio/Alamy
Here are some things that are true about tardigrades: They're tiny, measuring between 0.05 millimeters to 1.2 mm (0.002 to 0.05 inches) long, right on the edge of visible. They're not one species, but a whole phylum of animals. (A phylum is a broad category; There are just 32 phyla in the animal kingdom.) They're incredibly common in wet soil. And they're among the hardiest creatures on Earth, able to survive dehydration, blasts of radiation, and intense swings in temperature.

Here's something else that's apparently true about them: They take great big poops.



Tessa Montague
@TessaMontague
Tardigrades are extraordinary. They can survive -270 to +150 degrees celsius, ionizing radiation 100x higher than the lethal dose for humans and the vacuum of outer space.

They also do huge poos. When nature calls...! #turdigrade #embryo2017 #tardigrade @MBLScience @zeiss_micro

8:52 PM - May 16, 2018
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Tessa Montague, a recent PhD graduate of Harvard's Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, posted a video on Twitter of a tardigrade, well, taking a huge poo. The little animal has a large dark mass in its digestive tract, about a third of its total length. And in the remarkably clear video Montague posted, the poop passes out of the tardigrade's rectum, then it kicks all eight of its little legs to squirm away from it. Its two rear legs scrabble at the poo as it moves.

Live Science reached out by email with a few questions for Montague about the video and tardigrade poop, and her answers are printed below, lightly edited for clarity.

Live Science: About how often do tardigrades poop?

Tessa Montague: I have no idea. The scientist who provided me with the tardigrades, Bob Goldstein (a prof at UNC Chapel Hill), had not yet borne witness to tardigrade defecation when I showed him this video, so that would suggest this kind of pooping doesn’t happen very often.

LS: Are the poops always this big compared to their bodies?

Montague: Yes (n=2) [this means she's only seen two examples]. There is one other tardigrade pooping video online, and that poop was also very large. Interestingly, that tardigrade seemed to struggle to relieve itself more than mine did. There might be a technical explanation: My tardigrade was lightly pressed between two cover slips to keep it from moving out of the frame of the microscope, so it’s possible that by doing this, I added a little extra oomph to the poop release. Hopefully the tardigrade felt as relieved as I did watching it.

LS: Do we know how much they weigh?

Montague: No, afraid not. The tardigrade is about 0.2 mm (0.008 inches) long, so perhaps you could calculate an approximate biomass for the poop.

LS: What are the poops made up of?

Montague: Tardigrades eat lichens, algae etc. so the poop was probably partially digested lichen. I captured this footage using a phase contrast setting on the microscope, so it’s in black and white. In full technicolor, the poop is bright green!

LS: Is there anything else you think readers should know about tardigrades and their poops?

Montague: Apparently some tardigrades only poop when they molt. Not this guy. This species molts when it lays eggs.

Originally published on Live Science.
Tardigrades Apparently Do Huge Poops br By Rafi Le... (show quote)


You gotta be shitting me!

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May 21, 2018 14:09:40   #
slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
 
archie bunker wrote:
You gotta be shitting me!

BB's always talking she-it.

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May 21, 2018 14:23:15   #
badbobby Loc: texas
 
slatten49 wrote:
BB's always talking she-it.


thought I would hear from you two
on the subject of poop

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May 21, 2018 14:30:06   #
slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
 
badbobby wrote:
thought I would hear from you two
on the subject of poop

Just messin' wit'cha, BB.

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May 21, 2018 14:56:20   #
badbobby Loc: texas
 
slatten49 wrote:
Just messin' wit'cha, BB.


yeah
I can smell it

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May 22, 2018 07:11:24   #
Big dog
 
badbobby wrote:
Tardigrades Apparently Do Huge Poops
By Rafi Letzter, Staff Writer | May 17, 2018 06:27pm ET
0 0 MORE
Tardigrades Apparently Do Huge Poops
Credit: Papilio/Alamy
Here are some things that are true about tardigrades: They're tiny, measuring between 0.05 millimeters to 1.2 mm (0.002 to 0.05 inches) long, right on the edge of visible. They're not one species, but a whole phylum of animals. (A phylum is a broad category; There are just 32 phyla in the animal kingdom.) They're incredibly common in wet soil. And they're among the hardiest creatures on Earth, able to survive dehydration, blasts of radiation, and intense swings in temperature.

Here's something else that's apparently true about them: They take great big poops.



Tessa Montague
@TessaMontague
Tardigrades are extraordinary. They can survive -270 to +150 degrees celsius, ionizing radiation 100x higher than the lethal dose for humans and the vacuum of outer space.

They also do huge poos. When nature calls...! #turdigrade #embryo2017 #tardigrade @MBLScience @zeiss_micro

8:52 PM - May 16, 2018
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789 people are talking about this
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Tessa Montague, a recent PhD graduate of Harvard's Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, posted a video on Twitter of a tardigrade, well, taking a huge poo. The little animal has a large dark mass in its digestive tract, about a third of its total length. And in the remarkably clear video Montague posted, the poop passes out of the tardigrade's rectum, then it kicks all eight of its little legs to squirm away from it. Its two rear legs scrabble at the poo as it moves.

Live Science reached out by email with a few questions for Montague about the video and tardigrade poop, and her answers are printed below, lightly edited for clarity.

Live Science: About how often do tardigrades poop?

Tessa Montague: I have no idea. The scientist who provided me with the tardigrades, Bob Goldstein (a prof at UNC Chapel Hill), had not yet borne witness to tardigrade defecation when I showed him this video, so that would suggest this kind of pooping doesn’t happen very often.

LS: Are the poops always this big compared to their bodies?

Montague: Yes (n=2) [this means she's only seen two examples]. There is one other tardigrade pooping video online, and that poop was also very large. Interestingly, that tardigrade seemed to struggle to relieve itself more than mine did. There might be a technical explanation: My tardigrade was lightly pressed between two cover slips to keep it from moving out of the frame of the microscope, so it’s possible that by doing this, I added a little extra oomph to the poop release. Hopefully the tardigrade felt as relieved as I did watching it.

LS: Do we know how much they weigh?

Montague: No, afraid not. The tardigrade is about 0.2 mm (0.008 inches) long, so perhaps you could calculate an approximate biomass for the poop.

LS: What are the poops made up of?

Montague: Tardigrades eat lichens, algae etc. so the poop was probably partially digested lichen. I captured this footage using a phase contrast setting on the microscope, so it’s in black and white. In full technicolor, the poop is bright green!

LS: Is there anything else you think readers should know about tardigrades and their poops?

Montague: Apparently some tardigrades only poop when they molt. Not this guy. This species molts when it lays eggs.

Originally published on Live Science.
Tardigrades Apparently Do Huge Poops br By Rafi Le... (show quote)


That's, uh, some really good info. I guess it's true, uh, the straight poop.....

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May 22, 2018 09:23:49   #
bahmer
 
badbobby wrote:
yeah
I can smell it


I figured Slats would be there.
If it is even close to food Slats shows up.
You have to admit poop is close to food just from the other end is all.

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May 22, 2018 10:34:52   #
bahmer
 
badbobby wrote:
Tardigrades Apparently Do Huge Poops
By Rafi Letzter, Staff Writer | May 17, 2018 06:27pm ET
0 0 MORE
Tardigrades Apparently Do Huge Poops
Credit: Papilio/Alamy
Here are some things that are true about tardigrades: They're tiny, measuring between 0.05 millimeters to 1.2 mm (0.002 to 0.05 inches) long, right on the edge of visible. They're not one species, but a whole phylum of animals. (A phylum is a broad category; There are just 32 phyla in the animal kingdom.) They're incredibly common in wet soil. And they're among the hardiest creatures on Earth, able to survive dehydration, blasts of radiation, and intense swings in temperature.

Here's something else that's apparently true about them: They take great big poops.



Tessa Montague
@TessaMontague
Tardigrades are extraordinary. They can survive -270 to +150 degrees celsius, ionizing radiation 100x higher than the lethal dose for humans and the vacuum of outer space.

They also do huge poos. When nature calls...! #turdigrade #embryo2017 #tardigrade @MBLScience @zeiss_micro

8:52 PM - May 16, 2018
1,537
789 people are talking about this
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Tessa Montague, a recent PhD graduate of Harvard's Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, posted a video on Twitter of a tardigrade, well, taking a huge poo. The little animal has a large dark mass in its digestive tract, about a third of its total length. And in the remarkably clear video Montague posted, the poop passes out of the tardigrade's rectum, then it kicks all eight of its little legs to squirm away from it. Its two rear legs scrabble at the poo as it moves.

Live Science reached out by email with a few questions for Montague about the video and tardigrade poop, and her answers are printed below, lightly edited for clarity.

Live Science: About how often do tardigrades poop?

Tessa Montague: I have no idea. The scientist who provided me with the tardigrades, Bob Goldstein (a prof at UNC Chapel Hill), had not yet borne witness to tardigrade defecation when I showed him this video, so that would suggest this kind of pooping doesn’t happen very often.

LS: Are the poops always this big compared to their bodies?

Montague: Yes (n=2) [this means she's only seen two examples]. There is one other tardigrade pooping video online, and that poop was also very large. Interestingly, that tardigrade seemed to struggle to relieve itself more than mine did. There might be a technical explanation: My tardigrade was lightly pressed between two cover slips to keep it from moving out of the frame of the microscope, so it’s possible that by doing this, I added a little extra oomph to the poop release. Hopefully the tardigrade felt as relieved as I did watching it.

LS: Do we know how much they weigh?

Montague: No, afraid not. The tardigrade is about 0.2 mm (0.008 inches) long, so perhaps you could calculate an approximate biomass for the poop.

LS: What are the poops made up of?

Montague: Tardigrades eat lichens, algae etc. so the poop was probably partially digested lichen. I captured this footage using a phase contrast setting on the microscope, so it’s in black and white. In full technicolor, the poop is bright green!

LS: Is there anything else you think readers should know about tardigrades and their poops?

Montague: Apparently some tardigrades only poop when they molt. Not this guy. This species molts when it lays eggs.

Originally published on Live Science.
Tardigrades Apparently Do Huge Poops br By Rafi Le... (show quote)


I typed that name in and they are some ugly critters for sure.
I'm surprised that you didn't post its picture for all to see.

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May 22, 2018 11:02:59   #
Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX
 
Love the name and may use it to describe the left from now on, it just seems to fit.

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May 22, 2018 15:18:24   #
badbobby Loc: texas
 
bahmer wrote:
I typed that name in and they are some ugly critters for sure.
I'm surprised that you didn't post its picture for all to see.


here you go



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May 22, 2018 16:14:29   #
bahmer
 
badbobby wrote:
here you go


I'll bet that Slats looks just like that in the morning.

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May 22, 2018 17:14:06   #
badbobby Loc: texas
 
bahmer wrote:
I'll bet that Slats looks just like that in the morning.


the truth is
that's Slat's pic
I wasn't gonna tell anyone

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May 22, 2018 17:15:25   #
badbobby Loc: texas
 
Big dog wrote:
That's, uh, some really good info. I guess it's true, uh, the straight poop.....


would I lie???

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May 22, 2018 17:16:22   #
bahmer
 
badbobby wrote:
the truth is
that's Slat's pic
I wasn't gonna tell anyone


You should show it to AuntiE she would love to have that framed over her fireplace.

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