Hunan day Metropolis Daily on June 11 dispatch (Liu Zhongcan of reporter Liu Junhua) owner Mr Zou of Lu Baoli city of Wu Changtie machine, a crock of mud was put to prepare kind of lotus on building top, accident however hatch a beauty is colourful " fairy shrimp " . This kind of biology already lived more than 200000000 years on the earth, with dinosaurian and same age. Although not rare, but very peculiar however.
Mr Zou is a geographical and professional personage, the environmental protection that pursueing water and soil conservation works. Many days 10 ago, he buys an a few mud from the net, with small crock is being installed, put in building top to prepare kind of lotus. Issued a rainstorm later, a few water were accumulated in the crock, he is planted in the crock issued lotus.
Yesterday afternoon, he upstairs goes observing to discover when lotus the way corp is growing, there is the small bug that resembles shrimp again like the fish only actually in the crock, height makes an appointment with 2 centimeters, glittering and translucent get rid of is appeared, colour is gorgeous, in water move about rises, the pose is lithe and graceful, as if be like fairy.
Mr Zou pats this small bug to him " astronomy geography has been been the same as " group inside, somebody identifies this small bug is " fairy shrimp " , formal name " branch forehead bug " . Biology book introduces, fairy shrimp already existed more than 200000000, it is small-sized fresh water crustacean biology. Have very strong viability, it is by the lake that dry up, they are sustainable high temperature of a few years is roast with freezing soil test, its egg can survive on thousand all ages, once encounter rich rainfall, egg is OK hatch gives case, acquire a new life. And the egg of fairy shrimp has because of egg carapace " thermal insulation " , can be not destroyed in boiling water so, can calls biology the miracle of the bound.
This morning, reporter of Hunan day Metropolis Daily saw this only gorgeous elf in Mr Zou home, as expected amorous feelings 10 thousand kinds. The reporter consulted aquatic expert to be informed, "Fairy shrimp " in nature not rare, but because it is seasonal biology, life is less than 3 months, because be the food of other fish, see very hard in natural water area so. Close in what do not have natural enemy only in loblolly, it just can spend lifetime in safety.
The wife of Mr Zou sighs with emotion, this " fairy shrimp " egg did not know to experience the water jar that how long ability driftage reachs her home in, hatch of ground of good luck coincidence comes out. And its brotherly sisters, do not know be scattered is in which spatio-temporal, so this " fairy shrimp " be destined will alone all one's life.
