Hundreds of "Dinosaur Shrimp" Emerge After Arizona Monsoon

Monsoon rains in northern Arizona this summer awoke bizarre three-eyed crustaceans from a decades-long slumber.

Hundreds of the horseshoe-crab-like creatures, known as Triops, emerged from tiny eggs and began swimming around a temporary lake formed at Wupatki National Monument, about 30 miles outside Flagstaff.


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