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Tadpole Shrimp (longtail)

Triops longicadudatus

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Description:

Photos and video of a tadpole shrimp found in a mud puddle (seasonal pool) during monsoon season in McNeal, Arizona. This is in the nearly mile high Sulphur Springs Valley. This specimen is gold-and-green colored, moves quickly- placed in a pan of well water as it was barely visible in the silty mud pool where it was located.

Habitat:

Seasonal pools and shallow lakes. This one was found in a large mud puddle during monsoon season in SE Arizona.

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Comments (5)

Welcome to the community John - your awesome spotting is the star of our Facebook fun fact of the day! Fun fact! The prehistoric looking longtail tadpole shrimp is one of the oldest animals species still in existence – ancient fossils show it has hardly changed in the last 70 million years, and predates the mammoth by over 60 million years! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153209058150603&set=a.10152575329380603.958289.10150120463815603&type=1
Congratulations send.john.some.mail, this is the first spotting of this organism on Project Noah.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2013

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