Triops are a three-eyed form of hard-shelled shrimp that have barely evolved in the last 70 million years, and are commonly referred to as living fossils. They are available as Sea Monkey-esque pets. I would recommend it if you enjoy growing creepy things. Unnecessary backstory: The directions advise that you only grow half of the eggs just in case you screw up the first time, and not to add the eggs later because the matured triops will eat them. This was not just true of the eggs; the single triops in the rounded jar ate all of the other specimens in the first batch. It was removed and the rest of the eggs were added. This out-of-focus video was shot somewhere around the end of that week during feeding. Soon after, the older lone triops developed a horrific growth and ceased to be. Soon after that, the larger of the two younger triops was found floating in the tank half-devoured. The last triops died days later. That last week was a horrific freakshow, but look at how cute they were here! Music: DJ TAKA – Blueberry Stream
