Tardigrade - Articulated Figure Keychain

Meet the internet's favourite indestructible microbe, brought to life at keychain scale. This little water bear has a round, textured head with two soft painted eyes and a tiny closed mouth, four stubby clawed legs on each segment, and a body built from four rounded rings that stack together like a caterpillar. Every ring is 3D printed in PLA+ with the joints built right into the print, so the whole figure comes off the plate already articulated. Give it a gentle shake and the segments wobble and sway, which is half the fun of carrying one around. The concentric ridges you can see on each segment are the printed layer lines themselves, left exposed on purpose for that soft, textured look. It comes as a keychain with a hole ready for a ring or clip, or as a hole-free version if you would rather sit it on a plant pot or shelf next to your monstera (tardigrades famously love moss and damp soil, so it looks right at home there). It is a genuinely lovely little gift for biology students, microbe nerds, lab coat wearers, or anyone who thinks the toughest animal on Earth deserves to dangle from their keys. Printed to order in Australia in your choice of colour. Classic Blue keeps it close to its real-life palette, or go playful with Dusty Pink, Matte Green or Purple.

The OzFDM team prints each one to order in Australia, so quality stays front of mind every time. Made from durable PLA+, with local customer support behind every order.

Want a different colour to match your space? Just ask us before checkout and we will do our best to accommodate.