How did Tardigrades evolve? Where can we find them? Are there Tardigrades in Space? All this, and more, with Biologist Dr. Frank Smith! (0:00:55) Tardigrades in concrete. (0:01:35) Finding tardigrades: Moss, leaf litter and lichens. (0:02:50) Marine tardigrades: The contraption and process for collection. (0:05:54) Cryptobiosis and marine tardigrades. (0:06:53) The study of land tardigrades vs marine tardigrades. (0:08:16) Studying the diversity of tardigrades: The tardigrade meeting. (0:09:16) Tardigrades in concrete: A lack of literature and study. (0:09:55) Reinhart Christensen: Echiniscus Bigranualatist. (0:12:01) Solving mysteries that pre-date the fossil record. (0:13:33) Tardigrade fossils. (0:16:11) Evolution of tardigrades: A big discovery. (0:20:13) Arthropods vs Tardigrades: Does the trunk make a difference? (0:21:53) Tardigrade's hind legs: Do they serve a purpose? (0:24:25) Tardigrades: An entire diverse phylum. (0:25:21) Do all tardigrades have eight legs and why did they develop this way? (0:29:39) Losing the ability to evolve: Is that why tardigrades are so tough? (0:32:06) Tardigrades vs Rotifers: Comparative studies. (0:32:55) Simplicity can be better: Losing body parts in evolution. (0:34:40) Tardigrade guts and how they work and eat. (0:37:52) The evolution of a tardigrade's guts: Comparisons to other animals. (0:41:40) Mapping the tardigrade genome. (0:43:24) Editing the genomes in tardigrades: Is it possible? (0:45:09) Tardigrades in space. (0:47:34) Tardigrades on the moon: The experiment. (0:48:33) A new puppy, dog parks and the DNA test. (0:50:11) NBA playoffs, basketball and music. (0:51:20) The similarities between artists and scientists. (0:54:45) Tardigrade society meetings. Visit the Smith Lab: https://franksmith.domains.unf.edu/ How to find Marine Tardigrades: https://tardigradehunters.weebly.com/marine-tardigrades.html Check out Creature Cast: http://creaturecast.org/ Visit Planet B612 on the web: http://planetb612.fm/ Follow Planet B612 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlanetB612fm