Billabong Bugs™ "Aussie Triops" are actually crustaceans (a relative of crabs, hermit
crabs and yabbies) known to scientists as Triops australiensis. Billabong
Bugs™ are PREHISTORIC creatures and are sometimes referred to as living Dinosaurs
or Dinosaur shrimp. They are closely related to the now extinct Trilobite, an
ancient ocean dweller that is often found fossilized. This is another reason
that Billabong Bugs™ are sometimes called living fossils or mini dinosaurs. They first appeared on the Earth when all the continents that we know today were joined together in one giant land mass known as Pangaea. As large pieces of Pangaea floated away they formed new continents. One of them was called Gondwanaland, which included Australia, Antarctic, Africa and South America. Why did Billabong Bugs™ outlive the Dinosaurs? Billabong Bugs™ produce a very special egg that can actually journey through time! It’s called “suspended animation”. The official name Scientists have given this process is “Cryptobiosis” which is Latin for the words “hidden life”. |
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Buy the Billabong Bugs™ Kit, Just add water and you will have INSTANT living
dinosaurs! These prehistoric crustaceans grow before your very eyes, doubling in size every day. It's the most AMAZING pet ever! |