The remarkable resilience of Utah's state crustacean

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Brine shrimp can survive extreme conditions, thanks to some sci-fi-like biological superpowers.

, he collected brine shrimp eggs from different depths below the lake bed, which correspond to different time points in the past.

"We expected some hatching, at least in the upper sediments, as we knew that they are extremely resistant," Wurtsbaugh recalls. "However, we were really surprised that some hatched that were over 200 years old." Brine shrimp aren't the only crustaceans that can do this. If you've ever been hiking along the red rocks in southern Utah during warmer months and come across what might look like larger brine shrimp or trilobites scuttling about in temporary pools of water, then you've probably seen fairy shrimp or tadpole shrimp — both distant cousins of the brine shrimp, with similar abilities.has found this shrimp superpower stems from three major factors working in unison.

 

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