Cross between a tadpole and a shrimp, or a mini horseshoe crab.
General information about
Triops - Tadpole Shrimp :
AKA Triops, Dinosaur Shrimp, Shield Shrimp.
They have 3 eyes, and 72 pairs of legs.
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The Tadpole Shrimp have been on earth for at least 300 million years. They are the oldest surviving group of animals.
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The Tadpole Shrimp lives it's entire life in small pools of water. When they are born, they grow quickly, reaching adulthood in about a week. They also die very quickly, usually within 2 months. The eggs can sit waiting indefinitely for rain. Once there is enough water pressure, the Tadpole Shrimp eggs spring to life.
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They are found on the tops of ancient mesas, in pools that were usually formed by water dripping from cliffs and caves that are no longer present.
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In sexual population, the sperm leave the male's body through simple pores, there being no penis.
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larvae develop directly, without passing through a metamorphosis.
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its basic pre-historic morphology has changed little in the last 70 million years, exactly matching their ancient fossils. Triops longicaudatus is one of the oldest animal species still in existence.
AKA Triops, Dinosaur Shrimp, Shield Shrimp. They have 3 eyes, and 72 pairs of legs. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Tadpole Shrimp have been on earth for at least 300 millio
These are excellent pond animals, they devour mosquito nymphs. They work well with Triops living in the same pond. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Phylum: Arthropoda
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