Do water bears live on lakes or seas?
2007-09-03 01:02:22 · 4 answers · asked by phoebe 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
I think you might mean "sea bear" instead of "water bear". The polar bear (Ursus Maritimus) is a "sea bear". Ursus Maritimus means “sea bear”.
2007-09-03 02:26:03 · answer #1 · answered by Coco28 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Polar bears are, as we all know, large bears of the arctic areas, up to 3 metres in length.
Water bears, on the other hand are tiny arthropod like animals called tardigrades. They are somewhat smaller than polar bears, being only a millimetre or so in size.
Here's a Wikipedia reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_bear
2007-09-03 02:48:38 · answer #2 · answered by AndrewG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no such thing as a bear, Ursus spp, named a water bear. Perhaps you could provide a little more information on your water bear.
However there are water bear from the Phylum Tardigrada. These do occur in almost all aquatic ecosystems.
http://www.museums.org.za/bio/tardigrades/
2007-09-03 01:58:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
never heard of a water bear.
2007-09-03 01:11:50 · answer #4 · answered by judyarb1945 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋