Meet the newest pet in our family, Michael Phelps (or as Tyson calls him, Swimmer). It's a triops. (Don't ask...we really don't know what it is either.) The package explains it them as "crustaceans that look like miniture horsehoe crabs". They have three compound eyes and are constantly swimming around really fast...thus the name Michael Phelps.
They are said to have been alive at the time of the dinosaurs, so Trevor and Ty think he is super cool!
The crazy thing hatched from a microscopic egg and seems to double in size daily! The picture above was taken one day before this one! He molted off his exoskeleton today. He's fascinating to watch! They have a life span of about 30 days.
PS- In case you are wondering about Hannibal, our toad, Adam and Trevor set him free by a pond in the forest preserve. Mommy and Daddy got tired of hunting for bugs for him to eat. Ha!
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