For beginners wanting to find and look at tardigrades at home, I recommend the Swift 380 microscope: https://amzn.to/3SQ7VkS (affiliate link) And here’s my how-to video from 2020 on finding tardigrades using household items: https://youtu.be/ccmnSXJG3QE?si=HHYcFtqImFnzzAYa