(Photos thanks to Teri Curtis) Tadpole shrimp, ventral surface:
Tadpole shrimp, Dorsal surface:
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Tadpole shrimp eggs survive the hot summer months in the sediments of the Vernal
Pool. When rains come and the Pool fills, they hatch, feed, mate, then lay a new
generation of eggs to continue this marvelous cycle next year.
(Photos thanks to Teri Curtis) Tadpole shrimp, ventral surface:
Tadpole shrimp, Dorsal surface:
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