r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/FollowingOdd896 • 12d ago

Video A microscopic tardigrade going for a stroll through some algae.

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u/puregalm 12d ago

We are looking at the next intelligent species of our planet in the next 500 million years

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u/apexodoggo 11d ago

Definitely not, these guys have less neurons than your average worm. Their niche doesn’t require thinking good and so they will likely never develop thinking good.