Parthenogenesis is the ability of the female in a species to reproduce without the male to fertilize the eggs. Tardigrades have both kinds of populations around the globe, the all female and the male/female. Parthenogenesis allows for the lone tardigrade female to populate a new area without any other tardigrades.
~Ella
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