Is a tardigrade a living thing

Yes!

Explanation:

Tardigrade, (phylum Tardigrada), also called water bear or moss piglet, any of more than 1,100 species of free-LIVING tiny invertebrates belonging to the phylum Tardigrada. They are considered to be close relatives of arthropods

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