Cryptobiosis 300 years on from van Leuwenhoek : what have we learned about tardigrades?

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Anhydrobiosis: the extreme limit of desiccation tolerance (2007, background): “Recall that the freeze-resistance of anhydrobiotic tardigrades should be distinguished from cryobiosis, which is related to the ability of the hydrated animal to freeze and survive after thawing (Wright, 2001).”
The unique role of seed banking and cryobiotechnologies in plant conservation (2020, background): “Cryptobiosis in animals, such as tardigrades and brine shrimp, has captured considerable attention because the organism is alive, but doesn't show it by respiring, responding to environmental stimuli, or growing (Clegg, 2001; Wright, 2001).”
Experiences with dormancy in tardigrades (2004, background): “Entering anhydrobiosis, tardigrades contract their body into a so-called tun, loosing most of their free and bound water (>95%), synthesizing cell protectants (e.g., trehalose, glycerol, heat shock proteins; Westh & Ramlov 1991; Ramlov & Westh 2001) and strongly reducing or suspending their metaboli”
Eco-physiological phases of insect diapause. (2006, background): “Representatives of many invertebrate taxa (some crustaceans, rotifers, nematodes, tardigrades, collembolans and insects) are capable of becoming cryptobiotic in embryonic, larval and/or adult stages upon dehydration, exposure to sub-zero temperatures, or the lack of oxygen (for a current review see:”