tale of the Triops

Evan's ever-thoughful aunt, recently gave him a gift of Triops eggs (too early for Easter eggs). If you haven't heard of Triops, they're something like cousins to Sea Monkeys. Since their form hasn't changed since the Triassic period, they are marketed as living dinosaurs and may well be the oldest living animal species on earth.

They grow very quickly, are colorful and entertaining to watch. They look something like a cross between a tiny horseshoe crab and an aquatic silverfish. Luckily, only two of our eggs hatched and they have fairly short life spans. They are also known to be cannibals, so we may be down to one Triops before long.

Thanks, Aunt C.!