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Re:Tardigrades turn into glass when they dry out by ChuckMcM on Saturday December 26, 2015 @01:54AM (#10793515)
It is fortunate these things are so small, if they were the size of a small dog they would scare the crap out of me. An unkillable eating machine.
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Re:Tardigrades turn into glass when they dry out by peteretep on Saturday December 26, 2015 @03:10AM (#10793646)
They'd make a great Dr Who enemy
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Re:Tardigrades turn into glass when they dry out by guard-of-terra on Saturday December 26, 2015 @07:54AM (#10794016)
Without spine they won't be able to function at that size. Gravitation is mean bitch - weight grows as x^3, but muscular power only as x^2. Mammals are probably the best you can do in "very large" form factor.

Indeed, even at their present size they are called "slow steppers".

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Re:Tardigrades turn into glass when they dry out by GFK_of_xmaspast on Saturday December 26, 2015 @09:57AM (#10794228)
On the other hand, actual biology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_crab (and re: the "mammals" comment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentinosaurus)
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Re:Tardigrades turn into glass when they dry out by DiabloD3 on Saturday December 26, 2015 @01:51PM (#10794827)
"Video of the most likely way Argentinosaurus walked" -> Very carefully.
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Re:Tardigrades turn into glass when they dry out by meagain20000 on Saturday December 26, 2015 @09:18AM (#10794159)
No worse than a lobster.
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