Tardigrades in zoos?

[birdsandbats]

Are there any zoos that exhibit tardigrades (AKA water bears)? If so, what species? How are they exhibited?

 

[drill]

Are there any zoos that exhibit tardigrades (AKA water bears)? If so, what species? How are they exhibited?

what are they?

 

[birdsandbats]

what are they?

Possibly the most interesting animal of all:

Tardigrade - Wikipedia

 

[Hipporex]

what are they?

 

[ZooBinh]

I don't think there are any as they are microscopic and well, maybe only in labs.

 

[FunkyGibbon]

Maybe Micropia in Amsterdam would have some. @lintworm should know.

 

[DavidBrown]

Lintworm said that there were some in Micropia on this thread: Tardigrades: pandas of the microworld!

 

[AWP]

Water bears were still on display at Micropia last year.

 

[birdsandbats]

How are they displayed at Micropia? How are they cared for?

 

[ThylacineAlive]

I'd imagine they have a microscope set-up to view them. The National Zoo used to have a similar setup for some microscopic species (I don't remember which) back when the invertebrate house was still open.

~Thylo

 

[AWP]

@ThylacineAlive is correct, the water bears are kept in a microscope set-up at Micropia. I don't know how they are cared for.

 

[Kakapo]

Water bears were still on display at Micropia last year.

Not during my visit, that precisely was last year. And I've checked every exhibit, precisely hoping to find them.

 

[AWP]

Not during my visit, that precisely was last year. And I've checked every exhibit, precisely hoping to find them.

In March or April 2018 they were kept in one of the first displays at the upper floor. They are still mentioned on the website: Beerdiertje

 

[Kakapo]

I went in September. So I guess they disappeared (maybe just temporary) in any point from april to september 2018.

 

[Merintia]

How are they displayed at Micropia? How are they cared for?

I think I have a picture of the display, I´ll look for it and upload it to the gallery. No idea about how they are cared, I don´t remember to see any explanation about it either but is very possible I simply missed it.