Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

Triops or Tadpole Shrimp (Triops longicaudatus) also called "living fossils" this genus have been found in rocks hundreds of millions of years old. Triops are commonly sold in kits as pets.© Dan Olsen ...

As if the 2023 Burning Man Festival wasn't apocalyptic enough, the event was recently beset by a biblical plague of three-eyed "dinosaur shrimp," which wriggled to the surface of the Nevada desert to ...

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, ...

Sometimes, creatures are so strange-looking that they compel us to do a double-take. This Instagram video shows active, trilobite-like creatures grabbing earthworms in the water, riding them, and ...