For the first time we can see how tardigrades mate

For the first time we can see how tardigrades mate
Tardigrades are known for their endurance. They can survive trips into space, be revived from frozen and live in extremely cold temperatures.
Yet until now their sex lives have remained mysterious.
This video captures their extensive mating ritual in detail for the first time, in new research published in the Zoological Journal.

Story via BBC Earth
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20161201-the-secret-lives-of-tardigrades

Journal article:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/zoj.12435/abstract

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