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David Martin

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Wee beasties
« on: 05 November, 2008, 11:46:18 pm »
Not meeces.

My daughter has some Triops aka Aquasaurs. They are currently just under an inch long and the water is not clear. They also move fast.

I tried to not dip the lens into the water.






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Jaded

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Re: Wee beasties
« Reply #1 on: 05 November, 2008, 11:48:57 pm »
Ooooh!

Trilobites!

 ;D

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hellymedic

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Re: Wee beasties
« Reply #2 on: 06 November, 2008, 10:29:35 am »
Quote from: Jaded on 05 November, 2008, 11:48:57 pm
Ooooh!

Trilobites!

 ;D



That's what I was thinking...
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Rhys W

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Re: Wee beasties
« Reply #3 on: 06 November, 2008, 11:28:52 pm »
Sea Monkeys!
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TimO

Re: Wee beasties
« Reply #4 on: 06 November, 2008, 11:34:15 pm »
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clarion

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Re: Wee beasties
« Reply #5 on: 07 November, 2008, 08:58:38 am »
Having got over the trilobyte excitement, I note that they are impressive photos of tiny & speedy beasties.  Good work, David!
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David Martin

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Re: Wee beasties
« Reply #6 on: 07 November, 2008, 09:34:20 am »
Quote from: Rhys W on 06 November, 2008, 11:28:52 pm
Sea Monkeys!

Wrong! They are most emphatically NOT sea monkeys.

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David Martin

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Re: Wee beasties
« Reply #7 on: 09 November, 2008, 09:08:54 pm »
More pics. We bought a new tank and some purple gravel!





More pictures here
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Tourist Tony

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Re: Wee beasties
« Reply #8 on: 09 November, 2008, 11:02:28 pm »
Mini king crabs! How do you cook 'em?
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David Martin

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Re: Wee beasties
« Reply #9 on: 09 November, 2008, 11:29:03 pm »
Quote from: Tourist Tony on 09 November, 2008, 11:02:28 pm
Mini king crabs! How do you cook 'em?
in a very small pan!

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Regulator

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Re: Wee beasties
« Reply #10 on: 11 November, 2008, 09:18:08 am »
How long do they live?
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David Martin

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Re: Wee beasties
« Reply #11 on: 11 November, 2008, 09:22:16 am »
Quote from: Regulator on 11 November, 2008, 09:18:08 am
How long do they live?

The one with the broken tail died yesterday.

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Re: Wee beasties
« Reply #12 on: 11 November, 2008, 09:24:16 am »
Quote from: David Martin on 11 November, 2008, 09:22:16 am
Quote from: Regulator on 11 November, 2008, 09:18:08 am
How long do they live?

The one with the broken tail died yesterday.

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Ah - so you're probably not going to need a sitter when you go on holiday....  ;)
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David Martin

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Re: Wee beasties
« Reply #13 on: 11 November, 2008, 09:26:55 am »
Quote from: Regulator on 11 November, 2008, 09:24:16 am
Quote from: David Martin on 11 November, 2008, 09:22:16 am
Quote from: Regulator on 11 November, 2008, 09:18:08 am
How long do they live?

The one with the broken tail died yesterday.

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Ah - so you're probably not going to need a sitter when you go on holiday....  ;)

They are known in the trade as 'disposable pets'. Small enough and not furry so that they require some looking after but are not a long term commitment. Kind of the holiday romance of the pet world.

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Rhys W

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Re: Wee beasties
« Reply #14 on: 11 November, 2008, 10:20:04 pm »
My 5-year old niece won two goldfish in a fair. Ah, I thought, there'll be a difficult but valuable lesson in mortality in a week or two.

14 months later...  ::-)
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David Martin

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Re: Wee beasties
« Reply #15 on: 11 November, 2008, 11:11:13 pm »
Quote from: Rhys W on 11 November, 2008, 10:20:04 pm
My 5-year old niece won two goldfish in a fair. Ah, I thought, there'll be a difficult but valuable lesson in mortality in a week or two.

14 months later...  ::-)

You put them in the ornamental lake and now they eat passing herons?

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FatBloke

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Re: Wee beasties
« Reply #16 on: 11 November, 2008, 11:17:08 pm »
Quote from: Rhys W on 11 November, 2008, 10:20:04 pm
My 5-year old niece won two goldfish in a fair. Ah, I thought, there'll be a difficult but valuable lesson in mortality in a week or two.

14 months later...  ::-)

Only another 43 years to go then!!   ;D ;D ;D

BBC NEWS | England | Devon | Goodbye to Goldie the oldest fish
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Re: Wee beasties
« Reply #17 on: 11 November, 2008, 11:47:56 pm »
Quote from: FatBloke on 11 November, 2008, 11:17:08 pm
Only another 43 years to go then!!   ;D ;D ;D

BBC NEWS | England | Devon | Goodbye to Goldie the oldest fish

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"Goldie was one hell of a fish."

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Goldie did not make it into the Guinness Book of Records because no documentary proof was available to prove his age.

 ::-)

What were they hoping for, a birth certificate?
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nuttycyclist

Re: Wee beasties
« Reply #18 on: 12 November, 2008, 11:43:30 am »
No, an ID card.
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