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my adopted Sea-Monkey! |
A few facts:
– In 1957, Harold von Braunhut stumbled across Brine Shrimp, and created this whole Phenomenon.
– Sea-Monkeys have been around for 40 years
– Scientific name for Brine Shrimp: Artemia Salina
– Scientific name for Sea-Monkeys: Artemia Nyos*
– Female Sea-Monkeys can reproduce without the aid of a mate, this is called Parthenogenesis
– Sea-Monkeys live in a solution of non-ionized salt and water with a specific gravity of 1.010 with a PH of 8.0-9.0.
Q: What are Sea-Monkeys? I’ve heard that they are expanding pieces of plastic, or pepper flakes.
A: Sea-Monkeys are a hybrid version of Brine Shrimp(Artemia Salina) called Artemia Nyos*. They where invented in 1960 by Harold von Braunhut and were first sold in the back of comic books. They are in ‘Suspended Animation’ until they are added to the purified water, where they hatch alive and swim around their aquarium.