{"id":129527,"date":"2023-09-05T13:10:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T13:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=129527"},"modified":"2023-09-05T13:10:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T13:10:15","slug":"three-eyed-dinosaur-shrimp-waking-up-in-desert-after-burning-man-flooding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/three-eyed-dinosaur-shrimp-waking-up-in-desert-after-burning-man-flooding\/","title":{"rendered":"Three-eyed \u2018dinosaur shrimp\u2019 waking up in desert after Burning Man flooding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three-eyed \u201cdinosaur shrimp\u201d that have laid dormant in the dry desert conditions are now waking up for the first time in years.<\/p>\n

Triops and fair shrimp, often called \u201cdinosaur shrimp\u201d, lay their eggs deep in the ground to lay in wait for wet weather to bring them to the surface.<\/p>\n

According to experts, the small crustaceans can survive laying dormant in drought conditions for years.<\/p>\n

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After the recent flooding which brought a drastic end to the infamous Burning Man Festival in the Nevada desert, US \u2013 the creatures are stirring.<\/p>\n

The Independent reported that Triops are relatives of the oldest living creatures.<\/p>\n

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Triops cancriformis have two main eyes and a pit organ \u201cthird eye\u201d which allows the creatures to detect changes in light and infrared waves.<\/p>\n

Fairy shrimp, also known as sea monkeys, have also resurfaced.<\/p>\n

Both of these crustaceans have surfaced due to the two to three months\u2019 worth of rain that has poured down over the Burning Man festival over the weekend.<\/p>\n

This put approximately 70,000 festivalgoers into disarray as they were forced to take shelter on the desert floor.<\/p>\n

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