Richtersius coronifer in active and 'tun' states.A↔P = anterior-posterior; mg = midgut; go = gonad;pb = pharyngeal bulb; mo = mouth; st = styletScale bars = 100 μm

Cute face. Killer toolkit.

Tardigrades pierce prey with aragonite stylets and pump out the fluids with powerful pharyngeal muscles.

Tardigrade Toolkit: Claws, Stylets, and a Pump

Shed cuticle of female tardigrade, containing eggs, each 50μm across

Disposable daggers.

Salivary glands secrete digestive fluid and craft replacement stylets at each moult.

Tardigrade Toolkit: Claws, Stylets, and a Pump

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