Water Bear (Tardigrade) Culture, Living

I do not write many Amazon reviews, but I was so pleased with this live culture of moss piglets, that I wanted to tell others about it. The small jar contained hundreds, if not thousands, of tardigrades, alive and kicking around. They were easy to see under a good, high-school grade light microscope, plus they came with some good information in printed form. I think this live culture is well worth the price. Tardigrades can be hard to find on your own, but--once you see these--you'll know exactly what to look for.

After trying for 6 months, and failing, to find water bears in the wild, we ordered this live specimen. I honestly regret not purchasing them sooner. While hunting for tardigrades in the wild is fun, these specimen are delightful. So many tardigrades in just a couple drops of water. Easy to care for. Will be a delightful part of microscope studies for years to come.

Grand kids had fun with microscope

IF it was not a case of user error, we could not find any water bears in the sample.

Just click check out already because these are freaking awesome. Came with live Tardigrades. We purchased an inexpensive microscope that adapts to your phone and it worked perfectly.These little guys were interacting, and there were a lot of them.

There were very few. Less than one per drop on microscope. They weren't dead, I didn't see any dead ones, just had to really hunt for them. Found them, but few and far between.

After watching the waterbears swim around for a bit I put them in my paludarium wondering if they will reproduce over time. It will probably be awhile before I see any again but I plan to get some of the plant life under a microscope in time and look for them.

I’ve been looking in the wild with no luck so I ordered these guys. There are tons of tardigrades in here! They were very healthy and there were a lot in various stages of life so it was awesome to see it all. 10/10