I think the domestic silk moth (Bombyx mori) actually landed on the moon with the "Chang'e 4" lunar mission, and survived the landing? But it is unclear whether the eggs hatched, so possibly no "walking" larvae. I think there were also fruit fly eggs in the payload, so same thing goes for them I guess? Plant seed sprouted in the same container so conditions were likely favorable, but the experiement lasted only 9 days before it was terminated due to a temperature drop.

I would dearly like to see a nematode or snake walk other than in a Disney animation

upgraded to basic

/strutheo/will-an-animal-other-than-human-wal

alive an cared for

does a lot of the work here. random clingers-on (like c elegans or tardigrades) surely don't count then?

@Stralor i assume in a lab setting these would count right, i can remove that line since its vague

@strutheo ah sure in a lab makes sense. but like whatever random tardigrades that were on Armstrong's boots wouldnt

@JoshuaBartlett Have at it

If snake counts, I vote C.Elegans

How's it gonna walk? Is this gonna be some sub-species of snake that has legs, or do we really mean 'move itself along the surface'.

@DavidFWatson ill count his little wriggle, 'walk' is just so much more poetic for the title

@strutheo No no, that's fine, it's just that now we've gotta include like... worms. Does C. elegans count? I believe it's already been brought into space for research purposes.

Shoot, some bigger parasites seem plausible as 'animals' that could potentially have wriggled on the moon already!

@DavidFWatson I put up tardigrade assuming slitherers would not count. C. Elegans is a strong choice.