Triassic Triops
[6+]

Triassic Triops' fossil history dates back 200 million years, to the time of the dinosaur.

With our Triops kits, prehistoric creatures spring back to life, by simply adding water.

Witness how suspended animation saved this creature from extinction. Each kit is complete; containing everything you need to grow these amazing pets. Provided with spring water and light, the Triops will quickly grow to adult size of 2 or more inches in less than 30 days! Each kit contains a container of eggs, hatching 10- 20 creatures!

Contents:

• Triops eggs
• Triops food
• Hatchery (kidney shaped container 21 x 15 x 5 cm)
• Gravel
• Thermometer Strip
• Instructions

Triop Fun Facts

• Nearly doubles in size daily
• Swims upsidedown
• Performs acrobatics
• Teaches science
• Simple to grow
• Easy to care for
• Fun to watch

Triops have two internal compound eyes and one naupliar eye in-between, a flattened carapace covering its head and leg-bearing segments of the body. The order contains a single family, with only two extant genera. Their external morphology has apparently not changed since the Triassic appearance of Triops cancriformis around 220 million years ago. Triops cancriformis may therefore be the "oldest living animal species on earth."