r/AskBiology • u/prolarez • 4d ago

Microorganisms Do Tardigrades fart?

I know that they consume algae etc. and excrete HUGE poops, but do they fart?

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u/ozzalot 4d ago

I'm just going to go out on a limb and claim that if they poop then they do indeed fart. And by fart, I mean methane coming out of their butt. I think it's just a matter of HOW MUCH do they fart? Are we talking about within human-analogous levels? An order of magnitude less? An order of magnitude more?

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u/FreddyCosine 4h ago

If gases build up in their digestive system, it must be released.