Claim: Tardigrades can be found in the polar regions.
Evidence: They have been found everywhere from mountaintops to the deep sea , mud volcanoes , and from tropical rain forests to the Antarctic.
The Antarctic -LRB- US English -LSB- æntˈɑrktɪk -RSB- , UK English -LSB- ænˈtɑrktɪk -RSB- or -LSB- æntˈɑrtɪk -RSB- and -LSB- ænˈtɑrtɪk -RSB- or -LSB- ænˈɑrtɪk -RSB- -RRB- is a polar region , specifically the region around the Earth 's South Pole , opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole.