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Tadpole Shrimp (longtail)
Triops longicadudatus
31.6012, -109.67
Field Notes
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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