Carolina Water Bear (Tardigrade) Culture – Fascinating Hardy Organisms | Ideal for Microscopic Study | Perfect for Educational Exploration

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.

So many bears! I put them under a grow light and give them air each day and some fresh water and they are doing great weeks later!

Plenty of active tardigrades.

These are awesome. Some were dead but plenty were alive. So fun to watch and show them to the kids.

Had to wait over the weekend to use in the classroom... then, couldn't find one! Anywhere! Using decent school light microscopes and cleaning the slides and cover slips didn't help. The irony is these little guys are supposed to be everywhere and I've never been able to see one. Maybe I'll try again since other people have had luck..... the package says to open the lid and Use Immediately!!!

Great packaging. Lots of alive Tardigrades.

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.

Lots of live healthy water bears with only dead one so far. I've been able to find one in about every other slide. I bought a new microscope just to see the little eyes they are SO cute.