🐻This is a marine tardigrade, Echiniscoides, and I think it’s the bear-est of all water bears with those huge claws. . Claws are the perfect tools for tardigrades to interact with their world. Species that move among algae filaments and plant fibers tend to have long claws for gripping. Predatory tardigrades often carry double-hooked claws for holding prey. Those living between sand grains develop gecko-like pads instead of claws, while soil-dwellers have tiny claws, or completely clawless. Int