What Exactly Is: Sea Monkey | The "Instant Live Pets"

Some say sea-monkeys is a scam, while some genuinely enjoy them. No matter what you think about that particular product, the animal itself is actually quite scientifically interesting and economically useful, so let’s talk about them. Timestamps 0:00 Opening Thought 0:44 Sea Monkey? 1:32 Sea-Monkeys 5:00 Brine Shrimp 8:59 Usage and Importance References sea-monkeys.com Criel, G.R.J., Macrae, T.H. (2002). Artemia Morphology and Structure. In: Abatzopoulos, T.J., Beardmore, J.A., Clegg, J.S., Sorgeloos, P. (eds) Artemia: Basic and Applied Biology. Biology of Aquatic Organisms, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-07... Gajardo, G. M., & Beardmore, J. A. (2012). The brine shrimp artemia: adapted to critical life conditions. Frontiers in physiology, 3, 185. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2012.00185 Kara, M.H. & Amarouayache, M. (2012). Review of the biogeography of Artemia Leach 1819 (Crustacea: Anostraca) in Algeria. International Journal of Artemia Biology, 2(1): 40-50. University of Utah. Brine Shrimp Life Cycle. https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/conte... Blizzard, T. A., Ruby, C. L., Mrozik, H., Preiser, F. A., & Fisher, M. H. (1989). Brine shrimp (Artemia salina) as a convenient bioassay for avermectin analogs. The Journal of antibiotics, 42(8), 1304–1307. https://doi.org/10.7164/antibiotics.4... Lewan L, Andersson M, & Morales-Gomez P. (1992). The Use of Artemia Salina in Toxicity Testing. Alternatives to Laboratory Animals, 20(2): 297-301. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261192992020... Outro The Soundlings - Silent Night (Youtube Library) Join the channel's membership:    / @outofplacezoologist