These are Triops longicaudatus I found in the Tonto Basin, Arizona, late summer 2008. They live in an earthen cattle tank that drys out each year. It was unusual for this tank to have water this late in the summer.
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Triops cancriformis capturats a la Platja d’Espolla al juny de 2008. Imatges de càmera de vídeo i microscopi, així com fotografies dels triops in situ i ous de gripau, entre altres…
I herd that Triops are better than Seamonkeys. So I wanted to get some.
But Can you answer these questions:
Where can I get them (if possible , a local store?)
Can I touch them?
Do they bite?
How big can they get/How big do they usually get?
How much do they sell for?
Is there certain food I need to buy to feed them?
Will they fight?
How long do they last?
And if you have List your experiences with Triops
These are Triops longicaudatus I found in the Tonto Basin, Arizona, late summer 2008. They live in an earthen cattle tank that drys out each year. It was unusual for this tank to have water this late in the summer.
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Tagged Aquatic, arizona, desert, Forest, Invertebrate, longicaudatus, National, Tonto, triops
This was my second trip to this cattle tank to check on this late-season population of triops. It was morning and cool, so I only saw a few triops digging in the shallows.
(Pronounced wrong in the video, I know!) While Brit and I were at work in the Globe District of the Tonto National Forest in Arizona, we discovered a cattle tank full of triops! Until this encounter, I had never even heard of triops. Now I’m a triops addict! If you’re interested in the whole story, I wrote a short post about it at deserthominid.blogspot.com Cheers, Ken
