| 1. | It is the largest species of fairy shrimp, growing up to long.
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| 2. | They also eat dead insects and tadpoles, as well as fairy shrimp.
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| 3. | Most fairy shrimp found in California belong to the family Branchinectidae.
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| 4. | Female fairy shrimp carry their eggs in a ventral brood sac.
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| 5. | The female fairy shrimp lay drought-resistant eggs shortly before they die.
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| 6. | Vernal pool fairy shrimp have a lifetime of about two months.
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| 7. | Fairy shrimp and other minute crustaceans hatch during this time and lay eggs.
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| 8. | Fairy shrimp feed on algae, bacteria, protozoa, rotifers and detritus.
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| 9. | California fairy shrimp are smaller than " Branchinecta " and have distinctive red eyes.
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| 10. | Fairy shrimp are aquatic species in the order Anostraca.
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