fairy shrimp

Chirocephalus is a genus of fairy shrimp in the family Chirocephalidae.

The fairy shrimp swim by moving their legs from front to back in a wave-like motion.

The female fairy shrimp lay drought-resistant eggs shortly before they die.

The body of a fairy shrimp is elongated and divided into segments.

This fairy shrimp is 8 to 16 millimeters in length.

Parartemia is a genus of fairy shrimp endemic to Australia.

They also eat dead insects and tadpoles, as well as fairy shrimp.

After a rain storm, numerous pools form which can contain hundreds of tadpoles and fairy shrimp.

Most fairy shrimp found in California belong to the family Branchinectidae.

The fairy shrimp takes at least 23 days to reach maturity, and about 43 days on average.