SEA MONKEYS!!

[misstia]

Who didn't see this ad as a kid (if you're that old) and want these?? You can teach them tricks!! Like a pack of friendly trained seals!

From Women's Day March 1973

Comments

[marstokyo.livejournal.com]

OMG I've always wanted to find someone who actually HAD them! so did they have human faces and crowns and everything???

[sunshinesarah.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, no. :P They mostly looked like bitsy floating specks. If you looked closely, you could see that they were super-miniature shrimp.

It was cool this one time when some of them were pregnant, and they had these tiny little bellies with black specks in them. At least, I think they were pregnant. Or do they just carry eggs that are fertilized externally? Whatever. It was neat!

[marstokyo.livejournal.com]

How cool! thanks for sharing.

[dazedpuckbunny.livejournal.com]

I think they carry eggs internally because I remember mine started mating and I was like "Stop it! Stop it you're siblings!!!!!!!"

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i actually had some a few years ago. here's a closeup!

[retention.livejournal.com]

oh yeah. i remember that. :)

i think mine lived maybe six months. they were funny to watch though.

[marstokyo.livejournal.com]

How wonderful of you to post this. I've never seen the things *live*.

[grab-that-dough.livejournal.com]

so did they have human faces and crowns and everything???

LMAO