So tiny that it is barely visible, a water bear has a short, four - segmented body covered with a protective cuticle, and it has eight limbs, each ending in a set of claws.
Gauskājiem, kas ir tik niecīgi, ka ar neapbruņotu aci tos tik tikko var saskatīt, ir strups četrposmu ķermenis, ko klāj kutikula, un astoņas kājiņas ar nadziņiem galos.