Sea-Monkeys is a marketing term for brine shrimp sold as novelty aquarium pets. Developed in the United States in 1957 by Harold von Braunhut and sold under the Sea-Monkeys name from 1962, they are su
Mexican jumping beans are seed pods that have been inhabited by the larva of a small moth and are native to Mexico. The pod is usually tan to brown. They are from the shrub Sebastiania pavoniana, ofte
Sea-Monkeys
…Triops – Genus of small crustaceans Mexican jumping bean – Seed pods inhabited by a moth larva, also advertised in comic books Formicarium – Vivarium which is designed primarily for the study of ant colonies…
Jumping beans, each about 7 to 10 mm
The "trap door" of the jumping bean on the left has been removed, and the one on the right remains attached, next to two moth larvae and their pupal casings.