Reggae Triops! Ƣݔҩᾫ٨ӷ

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Uploaded by on May 18, 2009

Triops longicaudatus from Rodeo, New Mexico. These living fossils spend most of the year as dried-up eggs in the desert, and hatch when monsoon rains form large puddles. They grow quickly, eating fairy shrimp (also pictured in video), mosquito larvae, snails, and a variety of aquatic invertebrates. They attain a maximum size of about 4 centimeters before laying eggs as the puddles dry up. These animals have changed little in 70 million years. They swim with their many legs (up to 132 in large individuals) and possess 3 eyes. This species is an ally to humans because it eats Culex mosquitoes, carriers of West Nile Virus.

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  • they look like horseshoe crabs

  • it's thai song "job 2 do - doo doo doo"

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  • They're so playful and awesome! I had a few back when I was like 12 years old, they lasted a LONG time.

  • They eat mosquitoes? Fuck yeah! :D

  • я таких в Урале ловил когда он разливался

  • Say, where did you get the beavertail fairy shrimp?

    I've been looking for those.

  • 1:20 triops orgy

  • this is amazing, at least for me

  • @PeeteyP Yes, an obscure group of crustaceans.

  • are they arthropoda?

  • LOVE THE MUSIC

  • my triops died today he was like 1 inch and a half :(

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