The Sea Monkey Diaries: Day Seven

10 good reasons why Sea Monkeys are worthy of the Wunderkammer: 

1. They are born with one eye, and then grow two more
2. They have been taken into outer space
3. They can tolerate salinity of up to 250 g/L (around the same as that of the Dead Sea)
4. They breathe through their 11 pairs of feet
5. Mating can last for days at a time
6. Females can reproduce asexually (a phenomenon known as parthenogenesis)
7. Even more interestingly, it is meiotic parthenogenesis, the only form of asexual reproduction that permits the continuous production of advantageous combinations of genes
8. If a pregnant Sea-Monkey dies with viable ovoviviparous eggs (where eggs hatch inside the mother) the embryo Sea-Monkeys will still continue to develop until they are born alive (a rare phenomenon known as necroviviparity 
9. Male Sea Monkeys don't have testicles
10. A group of Sea-Monkeys is called a "squall.

For more fun facts about Sea Monkeys, visit:

• Sea Monkeys Rule
• Fun Sea Monkey Facts by Lisa Chinn
• www.seamonkeyworship.com