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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 ...

Triops belong to an ancient group of crustaceans. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Triops are a group of freshwater crustaceans ...

Interesting things can happen when it rains. You may have heard of Triops before but under a different name. With eggs that can stay dormant for decades and an ability to survive in harsh conditions, ...

Tripos cancriformis represents a new colony of what’s believed to be the oldest animal species to continuously survive on Earth When the first diminutive dinosaurs emerged on land, the common tadpole ...

A group of 'living fossils' that have been on the planet for about 550 million years was spotted by a tourist exploring a landmark rock formation in Arizona. A group of prehistoric Triops, a tadpole ...