Try to picture a tiny, transparent crustacean that looks like a hybrid of a centipede and a horseshoe crab with a zillion writhing legs. While they’re not likely to win any beauty contests, triops are ...

If you’re in the market for a low-cost, low-maintenance, low-commitment but high-interest pet, you can’t do better than triops. What are triops? Also known as tadpole shrimp, triops are a kind of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Triops or Tadpole Shrimp (Triops longicaudatus) also called "living fossils" this genus have been found in rocks hundreds of ...

Triops are a group of freshwater crustaceans commonly called tadpole shrimp or dinosaur shrimp. They look like ancient armored tadpoles, a look they've rocked for hundreds of millions of years. The ...

Before dinosaurs roamed the Earth or human ancestors swung from trees, triops were there. Now, millions of years later, they're right here in Albuquerque -- a whole puddle full.Nelson Gallegos made ...

Triops or Tadpole Shrimp (Triops longicaudatus) also called "living fossils" this genus have been found in rocks hundreds of millions of years old. Triops are commonly sold in kits as pets.© Dan Olsen ...