Tadpole Shrimp Are Coming For Your Rice | Deep Look

[@davidb5205]

"This tadpole shrimp is coming for your rice." *Me:* "My goodness. How do we stop this monster?" "They even eat larvae of mosquitos" *Me:* "Give them a lifetime supply of rice and a Nobel Peace Prize."

[@nickzakrath7080]

Unleash them all over Africa. Problem solved.

[@KungLao92]

Lol ok

[@Ramash440]

You beat me to this comment, soon as they said that these things don't really destroy ricefields AND they eat mosquitoes my opinion did a 180 and now I think they're the best.

[@TheAlien_in_your_backyard]

Haha cute

[@jlan123]

@@nickzakrath7080 This totally won't have unintended consequences like many other examples of releasing animals en-masse.

[@jesusjoseph1899]

Fun fact. Farmers in Japan actually introduced Triops cancriformes into rice fields to get rid of mosquitoes and help ensure the rice is healthy

[@thanhavictus]

What's their trick to stopping them from eating the rice

[@noobie1890]

@@thanhavictus there is none, if the rice isn’t healthy it ain’t gonna grow and gets cut out of the equation sooner

[@playo9197]

@@thanhavictus sorta, the rice just grows, but there are some losses. Most of the rice seems fine (especially when they get tougher as they grow) then the tadpole shrimps eat mosquitoes, weeds, and the sort.

[@genghiskhan6809]

@@thanhavictus I don’t know if they do this in Japan but in southeast asia, we grow the rice on dry land until it’s big enough and then, we either transfer it to the flooded field or just flood the field.

[@GranRey-0]

Yeah, they plant their rice in paddies as seedlings that already poke out of the water so they're big enough at that point.

[@Guroloid]

Can we just admire how Deep Look really goes in-depth not only with facts but with their video shots as well???

[@5gun1]

That’s why it’s called deep look

[@SyedAli-kr6qw]

Duh!

[@Craq_]

@@5gun1 danm u beat me to it

[@aaronnekrin5150]

You mean kqed

[@Guroloid]

@@5gun1 Exactly, you understand! The lengths they go through to take shots like these is astounding, man!

[@c-onethirty]

Some of the best triops footage I've ever seen. Truly an underrated animal.

[@sapphirejade5029]

They look like mini trilobites or horseshoe crabs. Absolutely cool!

[@ReddPikmin]

They are my new obsession

[@The_Horizon]

reminds me of those little kits what you buy at scholastic book fairs and end up never hatching them

[@Miitsu222]

Horizon on top

[@shadowwolfginga2112]

Mine surprisingly hatched thooo my grandma didnt know what they were and thought it was just some dirty water and almost dumped them lolol

[@darksparkyshark430]

Why does this make me sad?

[@Scribbby]

Triops! Out of the 30 eggs in the box set, 2 of mine managed to hatch.

[@latticeddreams]

And if you could find them in your house again, if they aren't shattered, you could likely still hatch them

[@jaybayer3670]

These are my most favorite animals in the whole world. You can order eggs for like 10$ and they'll eat any vegetable. Most people just feed them parboiled carrots. You just add water to the eggs, and you don't even need a big aquarium for em, I've raised them in a literal fish bowl before. No heater, no filter. Absolutely give a go at hatching them, it's such a fun experience.

[@jaybayer3670]

@@Tanks_In_Space yeah that's a good point. If you live where they're native then. I've always lived in the southwest us and never thought about that. i dont think there many vernal pools in many places where they would actually be able to survive multiple generations. I could be wrong.

[@cheesedtomeetyou8007]

@@Tanks_In_Space Maybe that's the case for fish, but these things die before you can get bored of them lol

[@bigbonesjones5566]

@@Tanks_In_Space Not a huge problem, as the most common species, T. longicaudatus, is found naturally all throughout North and South America. Different species of Triops are found in Asia, Southern Europe, and Australia, so they have a pretty much global range already. I looked it up and currently Triops are only considered invasive in Northern Europe, Spain, and Japan. If you live in the States or Australia there should be no concern.

[@jaybayer3670]

@@bigbonesjones5566 interesting thanks for the info. Don't buy these in you live in these areas please xD

[@iamthinking2136]

They look pretty harmless too

[@diyshah8861]

The eyes of a tadpole shrimp give me the "don't talk to me, i angry" vibes

[@Zaihanisme]

Literally > 😡 lol

[@microska2656]

Angy

[@SapigoDraw]

XD

[@mosterchife6045]

No talk me, me angy

[@CommieGIR]

Practically look like fossils come to life. Cute little guys.

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Indeed - sometimes they are referred to as "living fossils," but even though they look very similar to their ancestors from many millions of years ago, there are notable internal changes that have occurred over time.

[@lawrencecarr4973]

@@KQEDDeepLook I always love your video s I learned something new every time I watch

[@dave901102]

Kabuto

[@nolashingout4940]

That's what your mom said last night

[@raloed.363]

they look like horse shoe crabs, which are also considered living fossils

[@Crystalline_Chaos]

I remember triops and I loved them so much.

[@amish613]

The story narrative makes the information so easy to digest

[@KittyMeow1984]

Kind of strange to think that they can spend years dormant in their eggs, only to hatch and live for just 20 to 90 days.

[@Cleeon]

Yes, because they don't have much time for the plenty of water 💧

[@sleepypotato7183]

Having longer maturity is actually detrimental for them. Most seasonal rainstorm puddle wont even last a month.

[@fiercetatsu6782]

They hustle, wake up reproduce and off to heaven they don’t waste time like us

[@hdjghasgaj]

If that is kind of strange to you, you should definitely check out cicadas! They wait 17 years and ALL of them hatch at the same time

[@raccoonchild]

@@hdjghasgaj Only some species from North America. Most cicadas come out every single year and are very representative of summer.

[@chileplease960]

The way life can adapt to literally every environment is beyond amazing

[@Jadae]

The Way Deep Look described them, and said they weren't true shrimp, that they survive beyond the breaking point of other beings -- I was like... oh, okay. Water Cockroaches lol. Got it :P

[@billbull1JB-EH]

The meek(shrimp) shall inherent the earth

[@settrasurfs1780]

"Life uh, finds a way"

[@amarguediomar8076]

Because god is great 😌

[@billbull1JB-EH]

@@amarguediomar8076 agreed

[@nozeeek2385]

Triops look like aliens from the twilight zone. It’s fascinating how they can persevere and live for so long!

[@rydon6330]

They only live for like 90 days tho

[@RainebowEvee]

@@rydon6330 individually yes, but a species as a whole they have survived major extinctions

[@RainebowEvee]

they're kind of cute to me! almost like shrimpy looking horseshoe crabs

[@vbgvbg1133]

@@doctordemon5076 we as a species aren’t that old, we’re really new relative to others

[@localeboy808]

@@rydon6330 30 days…..

[@bunkfoss50yearsago53]

I found this channel a few years ago before I was even old enough for KZbin TOS on my old Nintendo Switch account. When I sadly lost that account I also forgot about this channel. Now that I'm back on KZbin on this newer account and I happened to be watching PBS Digital Studios and I saw this channel and even though I didn't know this channel was a PBS Digital Studios channel I'm happy I found it again. Also I heard about these emerging recently they're really cool especially the third eye which I have no idea why it evolved.

[@gabrielfrost9134]

Didn't knew about it's existence, fascinating to know it lived even before the dinosaurs and still rocking, thank you deep look subscribed. ❤️

[@kamageddynvideochannel3479]

Buy a triops kit then you can have these guys as pets

[@gabrielfrost9134]

@@kamageddynvideochannel3479 Why you assume I'll have them as pets?! No thank you. 🤣

[@destineloathe2999]

​@@gabrielfrost9134 Cause it seems like you love them interestingly😂

[@EddVCR]

As a Japanese person who loves rice (I can practically live on just onigiri 🍙) but hates mosquitoes, I’m super conflicted about these guys

[@BroadwayRonMexico]

Rice farmers in Japan actually introduce these guys to their fields to deal with both weeds and mosquitoes

[@zrlg3241]

YWNBJ

[@thegamergirl6164]

lol

[@thegamergirl6164]

I like rice not mosquiteoes

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

@Hernando Malinche why the reaction? They barely touch the crop harvest. As soon as the seedlings are set in and growing well, these critters move on to eating invasive weeds and mosquito larvae. Plus, there are Native species of these things in that area, so it's not like there's a dangerous invasive pest getting introduced. They live there, already.

[@alkatraz706]

"This tadpole shrimp is coming for your rice" *Sweats in Filipino*

[@chau8122]

*sweats in indonesian*

[@MissMoron]

*Sweats Intensely In Malaysia*

[@emperortunalirius2753]

Vietnamese

[@NanashiCAST]

Sweats in Japanese

[@hazeeqrazak]

*Sweats in South East asian along with ehtnic Asians*

[@beepboop7219]

I always think Tadpole shrimp and Triops are so cool and cute. It's like a Horseshoe crab but...smol 🥺

[@neljonhporia]

Same thought 😍😍

[@furby9284]

Horseshoe crabs are some of my favorite animals. I have so many of them on my beach in Animal Crossing. So when I saw the tadpole shrimp up close I just about squealed.

[@WanderTheNomad]

I wonder how closely related they are

[@scarfy790]

Not as close as one might think. While both are arthropods, Tadpole shrimps belong to the Crustacea and Horshoe crabs to the Chelicerata. So Horseshoe crabs aren't actually crabs and are more closely related to spiders and scorpions, which also belong to the Chelicerata.

[@WanderTheNomad]

@@scarfy790 so just convergent evolution for their general shape?

[@allarian8726]

These little critters are pretty cool. I remember having some as pets when I was a kid. This kinda made me want to buy another box from Argos and raise new ones xD

[@joejoejoe2233]

Seriously cant get enough of these videos

[@DPowered2]

why do we like naming things something they aren't. "its not a tadpole" Yeah because its a shrimp "its not even a shrimp" wth!

[@brianisme6498]

It’s named after its appearance. It looks like a tadpole and shrimp. Taxonomy and naming traditions also changes a lot. For example eagle used to be a term which referred to raptorial birds in general. So there are a fair few ‘eagles’ that aren’t eagles at all.

[@xmorose]

english moment

[@xmorose]

@@inanefabas4402 aint latin but doesnt matter lol

[@andrewwojtas8486]

The Mountain Chicken would like a word with you

[@haze6647]

@@inanefabas4402 latino call it Triops.

[@kathyl9222]

In some countries in Asia, rice is planted from seedling instead of from seed so the triops won’t eat them. They are found throughout the world, not just in the Americas, and there are many more species than just the one displayed here.

[@Isaac-gh5ku]

I wonder how long humanity have known these tiny creatures.

[@patremagilbert8787]

Woe

[@PatchyE]

but where does the seedlings come from?

[@MRVNKL]

Even in the real china, taiwan?

[@mr.paradox333]

@@PatchyE they are grown seperatly in mud

[@abyssalzei552]

"Who's been eating up everything" "It's been Tadpole Shrimp All Along!"

[@nwartistry9399]

Ohhh i get it You got the idea from agatha all along wasnt it

[@Blueey_UwU]

Tadpole shrimp: we have come for your rice.

[@Ghost-ub2ti]

"We have come for your rice" "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE"

[@derpychicken2131]

I always called them Triops, I literally never knew they had a common name, much less “tadpole shrimp”

[@aight.544]

I am pretty sure I’ve seen a brand of triops that said tadpole shrimp on them in a thrift shop long ago. Then again there’s probably a lot of different brands of triops so I mean ya lol

[@quentinultramegadroiteradi7345]

Same

[@quentinultramegadroiteradi7345]

@volle Kanne DUDE I had one who lived 6 months and a half didn’t know it was possible to do better ! Most don’t get passed 1 and a half lol

[@snattler]

Triops are common here in desert regions where water collects. You can find them if you know where to look. There's a lot of them at Hueco Tanks State Park near El Paso, Texas. There's voids in the big rocks that collect rainwater and you will see them if it has rained recently.

[@jameandthegiantpeach2273]

@Derpychicken....Lol...😆... and what was the first thing you thought of when you saw their common name and what it was?

[@doomscyte1087]

so basically they help us to differ good seeds from the bad ones (since only the strongest seed gets to grow and bears fruit for us) they also kills off any Mosquitoes Larvae; truly an impressive creature 👀

[@AA-vr8ve]

They were actually introduced in Japan on purpose!

[@pino_de_vogel]

That's not how bugs think. Bugs eat everything period. And frankly the strongest seeds are the ones germinating first and therefor wil get eaten first. So if anything the opposite is true.

[@lalaland962]

What's not to love about the little critters?

[@pacific_watercress]

Sigma grindset creature

[@anthon8907]

Sadly, they only live about a month :(

[@lanthelancer]

“These shrimp are eating your rice.” How dare they, we should really do something about tha- “They eat mosquito larva.” All is forgiven.

[@davisdelp8131]

Yes

[@oldworldblues4953]

Sacrifices have to be made

[@pantzrat6273]

Coppied

[@lambolii]

@@pantzrat6273 yup

[@borkborkbork1144]

So true

[@abhirajbhokare1989]

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[@meh3803]

their cuteness is the reason why I'm willing to give up my rice. 🥺

[@kamageddynvideochannel3479]

They are cute

[@Beliserius1]

As someone Chinese, my first thought was, "Ooh, free shrimp coming with my rice?" After seeing the video and seeing how tiny they are... "Do they still taste good at least?"

[@RainebowEvee]

I'M CRYING DUDE SAME

[@oceanicwhitetip8984]

They have basically not meat on em so no.

[@Beliserius1]

@@oceanicwhitetip8984 you make me sad

[@fenrirgg]

It's a shrimp crust with mud, I don't think they are tasty at all.

[@thebongoman627]

@@fenrirgg I will crush them with my teeth and eat until i have my fill.

[@cathyb1273]

They look like tiny horseshoes. So if i understand well, between the tadpoles and the rice farmers it’s a win-win situation ? They lose some rice but they gain strongers plants and less mosquitoes. Cool. Never knew they were rice farmers in California... i learn something today. 😁

[@robrod7120]

We farm basically everything here in California, so honestly its harder to look for something that ISNT farmed here. The central valley is basically one giant fertile valley, and would be perfect if it weren’t running out of water faster than ever.

[@Tobazhniazhi]

I remember seeing these little critters while growing up in Jemez New Mexico, I thought it strange that there were these prehistoric creatures in the middle of the desert, absolutely amazing.

[@charliedeegan1598]

Wait I live so close to Jemez! I might have to go check it out

[@mayonnaiseeee]

Beautiful creatures with a very interesting life cycle, thanks for the video

[@greminboye]

The little tune at the start is so irresistibly catchy i find myself unknowingly humming it because of this goddamn video

[@diamantemaluco5757]

watching them eat the rice is weirdly adorable, let's agree

[@ratnaranirahmadhani7325]

That is true

[@Shizukuisverypretty]

Yep I’m agreeing

[@slwrabbits]

monch monch monch

[@dajustin5408]

I love my fellow shrimps! Thanks for showing me Deep Look.

[@KQEDDeepLook]

My pleasure 😊

[@jockseethe9300]

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[@roccotaco1843]

@@jockseethe9300 BRUH

[@microska2656]

When I was a kid, I got a kit containing a container with sand and some triops eggs for Christmas. It was the best Christmas gift ever. I also thought for some reason that they took these eggs from the dinosaur era, and preserved the eggs

[@christiana5453]

Yooo i had some to when I was seven they were really cool

[@molybdaen11]

Because they were often advertised as dinosaur crabs or something similar silly.

[@ricelover6948]

mine died so i had to bury it

[@RainebowEvee]

aww that's so cute

[@charlietheooferson5384]

@@ricelover6948 rip

[@Bob_theking]

“Roses are red violets are blue” “The water is flooding up,your rice is gone too”

[@asuddenredfox3626]

“They eat rice crops.” “Oh no!” “And mosquito Larvae” “OH YES”

[@jonhy8351]

FINALLY THEY GOT THEIR ATTENTION THEY NEEDED, LET'S GO TRIOOOOOOOPS AAAA

[@tuckerricklefs4830]

Kinda gives "shrimp fried rice" a whole new meaning.

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

Um, not so much. They are long dead and their eggs are at the bottom of the water until next year loooong before the rice gets harvested. The two don't interact once the rice plants are established and growing. So... yeah. Not really logical to conflate the two things.

[@noimnotakpoppfpsheacy2526]

@@MaryAnnNytowl This comment wasn't meant to be taken literally

[@dominiciancabatit6012]

I want them in my ponds. To eat the mosquito larva! Anyway, I almost thought they would be killed as pests or something since they eat rice seedlings. I'm happy it didn't turn out that way. They're awesome creatures!

[@beachgirl4583]

You can get mosquito eater fish, often for free.

[@Isaac-gh5ku]

I wonder when humanity first discovered them, probably thousands of years ago, did they treat these tadpole shrimps as pest first, or use them for their benefits of their crops?

[@ratnoodles6981]

@@Isaac-gh5ku I saw that people introduced them to rice fields.

[@smackingjack425awesome3]

“Tadpole shrimp are coming for your rice” sounds like something that should be made into a meme.

[@alphanumericskeptic]

If my memory serves me well. This creature is what they were selling on the back of comic books in the 70's. They called them Sea Monkeys. And the drawing on the ad showed a neat little family of web footed people holding hands. I had orderd some and hatched them in water. And was upset that they did not look at all like little web-footed people. But they were neat to watch grow in the water. And the excitement was worth the effort in the long run I guess. Kids love to get excited about something new to try. **Now after some thinking, I realized that the sea monkeys were not tadpole shrimp. They were brine shrimp instead. Sorry my error.

[@bazookallamaproductions5280]

the long shelf life of the eggs is why theyre sometimes sold as "instant pets" to kids. "put them in water and blammo" kind of thing.

[@captainbagel7512]

Thank you tadpole shrimp where my favourite when I was a kid. I had a few different generations of them until they died. I bought some more soon after, but something was wrong. With my 9 year old brain I didn't question how water fleas got into my enclosure and the eggs in the packet where thin and long compared to there normal ball shape. If I just thought to tell someone that I think there's something weird with the larva of the tadpole shrimp we could of prevented the disaster to come. On the night they all seemed fine after I left them some boiled cucumber I went to bed. I woke up with covered in itchy bites all over my body and my room was swarming with mosquitos. My mom had to spend 2 nights swatting them with a tea towel leaving me sharing my mom's bedroom. After that I wasn't aloud to have anymore breaking my heart as I just wanted to have some little buddies. Why do mosquitos ruin everything.

[@tookitogo]

They sent you mosquito eggs instead of tadpole shrimp eggs?!?

[@captainbagel7512]

@@tookitogo Yeah I don't know how maybe it's the way they collect them and they got collected instead I'm not sure.

[@tookitogo]

@@captainbagel7512 Indeed. I mean, the only other thing I could imagine would be a packaging error, but then again, who on earth would want to buy mosquito eggs?!?

[@Oscar4u69]

maybe they were from China, trying to sabotage other countries

[@wafflehouse5289]

Triops are so cool! I wonder how long their resilient eggs can be dormant for. They are so derpy in their movements, haha!

[@KittyMeow1984]

According to a Google search, the eggs can survive up to 27 years!

[@crabjuice3001]

@@KittyMeow1984 😱 that’s long Long.

[@backyardtortoise.]

The most resilient organic this is Pollen grains which is present in flowers. No acids or enzyme can damage a pollen.

[@justayoutuber1906]

Growing rice in a desert. Brilliant, California.

[@Astronomemereal]

Fun fact: the first speicies' of tadpole shrimp lived over 200 million years ago, and that could easily prove how hardy they are

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

Um... they literally say that _in_ the video. That's not how the "fun fact" thing works. 🙄 Just repeating stuff the video says isn't a "fun fact" situation. At all.

[@chir0pter]

These are highly predatory- I grew some once and there ended up only being one big one in the tank by the end. They also eat crustaceans like Daphnia that also produce resting eggs- I wonder if adding Daphnia to the rice fields would give the tadpole shrimp something else to chew on other than seedlings?

[@MorbidMoonflower]

when I had some as a kid they'd eat the bodies of ones who had died naturally. Not sure if I ever saw them actively hunt each other but maybe they did

[@MorbidMoonflower]

oh and they also ate their shedded exoskeletons which I found kinda gross to watch

[@Astronomemereal]

When i had these, the 4 lived in harmony together and shared their spaces

[@kamageddynvideochannel3479]

Yep they like too eat their friends

[@jirredvang901]

I remember raising these guys from a kit I got from a book fair at school when I was a kid

[@Azio666]

Wdym when you was a kid you are a kid

[@danhix5005]

@@Azio666 How do you know?

[@Azio666]

@@danhix5005 idk

[@null-yp6gs]

@@Azio666 ?

[@l__-]

@@Azio666 that was a wild guess, his acc is 9yo

[@Formula_Zero_EX]

Angel: “Your Master, can we have trilobite?” God: “We have trilobite at home” Trilobite at home:

[@major156]

I see this as an absolute win

[@gabrielgaite9376]

Trilobite: WELLCOME TO THE RICE FEILDS MOTHER- God: 눈_눈

[@tsarbomba8233]

Triops:iam rice trilobite Horseshoe crab:am spike trilobite Giant isopod:am KILLER TRILOBITE

[@zombiesnipr4542]

@@tsarbomba8233 underrated comment

[@petermallia558]

They look prehistoric, a bit like the crabs from the Horseshoe crab family of crustaceans, just miniature versions. As always top notch production, and another great learning experience, short simple and factual, exactly what/how it should be.

[@SomeGuyOnTheInterweb]

That's because they are

[@v3xqueb345]

Sorry, i was just scrolling through my recomended and i see “Tadepole shrimp are coming for your rice” while i was eating rice and i look at the thumbnail and start bursting out in laughter

[@7_y1ar]

This is bad... "They even eat larvae of mosquitoes" This is good

[@eidolomere]

This is funny

[@EclipsaMyrtenaster]

Tadpole Shrimps to the mosquito larvae: "Welcome to the rice fields!"

[@fujitafunk]

They look like they’re related to Horseshoe crabs, but tiny.

[@sacha96155]

Yeah I wonder if they have blue blood, too..

[@ANTSEMUT1]

@@sacha96155 not likely horseshoe crabs aren't actually crustaceans and are in fact more closely related to spiders and scorpions.

[@darrellcook8253]

Maybe evolving from a common ancestor during the Cambrian period but moving to freshwater did something to them. DNA testing might answer hat although I thought that horseshoe crabs are related to spiders and crabs. Hmmm.

[@datgio7665]

Rice farmers each spring: AWAKEN MY MASTERS!!! AYyYYYy AYYy AYyyy Ayyyy

[@WalldoTheWInner]

That's some charismatic micro-fauna if I've ever seen any..

[@tracybowling97]

I love this channel!!!! This world is so full of surprises! And you guys work so hard to unwrap those surprises for us!

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Thank you so much Tracy!

[@Magical_turtle]

Wha…whaaat? I’ve never heard of them! They are so cute! I love them! 🥰

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Right?!

[@sekkianorin5118]

Yes but they gunna eat your rice

[@CD-lj4qs]

@@sekkianorin5118 But they also gonna eat mosquito babies, which is very good

[@millenniumf1138]

You should try raising them! They're pretty cheap and can be mail-ordered, and eat just about any plant matter. It's really fun to watch them hatch and then develop into adults!

[@TriassicParkTriops]

Feel free to check out our Channel, we keep them as aquatic pets!

[@scarfy790]

"In a world where the future is unpredictable, tadpole shrimp are the ultimate survivors" Cockroaches: Finally, a worthy opponent!

[@luthfiannisarusdartoputri307]

That thumbnail looks angry, and i love it lol

[@AmericanCrusader222]

Wife: Why is there an Amazon purchase for bulk tadpole shrimp eggs? Me: (thinks about them killing mosquitos) No reason.

[@lukejackson7945]

"They are coming for your rice" *Me* : Oh no how to kill them without Contaminating the rice "They eat mosquito eggs" *Me* :Can I keep them as pets and feed them rice? Oh wow thx for the likes this is the most amount I've ever gotten

[@oceanicwhitetip8984]

They're also more beneficial to the rice overall. Plus they aren't able to eat ALL of it, only the toughest and fastest growing will survive.

[@lukejackson7945]

@@oceanicwhitetip8984 wow they would make the best pets then its a win overall to get them

[@mantisguy746]

You can and they are cheap

[@VenceleVarga]

I want to thank you for these amazing filming! I teach zoology and show your films to students

[@KQEDDeepLook]

That is awesome! So glad to hear. #inspo

[@heavymetalbassist5]

I'm just curious why California is still growing rice when they are quickly running out of water. Grow it here on the east coast again

[@gaygengar]

exactly what I was thinking! it seems like a massive waste of their already-low freshwater supply.

[@lovemoviesful2]

Because of the environment. California has hot days and cool nights, along with clay soil that holds on to virtually every drop of moisture create the perfect conditions for growing California’s distinctive japonica rice.

[@graphite2786]

I couldn't believe it either! Rice is a crop with very high water consumption, are there not other cereals that would be better suited to the environment?

[@GranRey-0]

Along with their almond tree farms...at 1-3 gallons per almond...

[@Ziru0Gaming]

Narrator: Pronged tails stir up the mud bloting out the sun Xerxes: I like these puny insects.

[@dream__soda7900]

I guess trading a few rice stocks for less mosquitoes is fair. And actually really cool.

[@MrTheWaterbear]

In many Asian counties with high Triops populations, rice plants are started indoors in pots and troughs, and are then planted out in flooded fields once the plants reach a decent size :)

[@RainebowEvee]

That's good to know! Less energy spent trying to eradicate Triops and learning to coexist with them while they help eat weeds and mosquito larvae

[@MistaMaine.]

@@RainebowEvee I agree

[@Ibloop]

3:45 Awww It's doing a little dance!

[@IsabellyButton]

I just found this channel and I find it to be so fascinating. I would love it if you guys did a video on roaches you typically see in houses.

[@Alastor-1929]

These videos are very interesting, keep it up!

[@antaresm1.5iab-ib93]

Thank you so much for doing a video on Triops. I raise them as a hobby and have always desired more media coverage of these guys because they’re just so cool! You guys have also given us camera shots new to the Triops community. Thank you!

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dracodracarys2339]

0:42 and are responsible for hundreds of multiversal temporal paradoxes

[@hunter-gp2lc]

I've been waiting for a long time to watch this again love you guy's I miss deep look

[@AngryKittens]

"Scatter their seeds" **collective gasp from seedling-planting rice farmers of Asia**

[@BLOODKINGbro]

Hmm weren't they sending over invasive plant seeds in the mail? Time to return this favor and mail and invasive species back

[@quitlife9279]

It's funny that the shrimps wouldn't even be a problem if the farmers planted seedlings, as the plants would already be too big to be damaged, but i guess it's cheaper to use more seeds and save labour costs.

[@monticore1626]

I just impulse bought some at 1 am after watching this video

[@olivertothpeti7961]

WE HAVE COME FOR YOUR RICE!

[@HinDoongEe]

It’s always great recognizing the part of California in these videos.

[@Vulppix]

This is one of the coolest looking creatures I’ve ever seen

[@Pokefan000000]

These are the “aqauasaurs” I had as a kid

[@rainuh5514]

"As Long As They Don't Come Alive and Eat My Eyes... I'm Cool." -Main 2021

[@Scribbby]

Triops!!! I had one of them toy sets as a kid but only managed to grow 2 out of the 30 eggs that was provided. The bigger one ended up cannibalising the substantially smaller one. Then it ended up dying two months later. These events confused me as a kid, but I ended up learning one very important lesson; life is brutal.

[@taukakao]

Had them as a child. They were one of my favourite pets.

[@varunk6633]

Love this channel.

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Dragon-xq2vk]

Aww look at how cute it is! It evens eat mosquitoes eggs, amazing cute little heroïc creatures. I will literally let them eat all the rice they need

[@peglin5117]

Me: reads the title* Me: He’s just standing there menacingly

[@poppysdaddi]

you’re telling me a shrimp ate this rice

[@elizabethacosta1667]

Over here in Arizona they come out every monsoon season and kids capture them as pets for the summer. Seems to benefit the little creatures because enough tadpole shrimp are taken away from natural predators and allowed to breed rapidly in tanks, then their mud and eggs are poured back into the areas they're found. For the past four years there's been an explosion of them in the canals and they seem a lot bigger than I remember. Same with the mantises, I saw about six-seven huge green ones in my yard, one laid an eggcase on my patio curtains.

[@axolotlinabucket1287]

here in saudi arabia they catch every heavy rain season they're taken by kids as pets to, theres littel to no real naural predators for them here expect humen garbage and of course them self as they are cannbiles. im starting to see less and less every season as the water is filling with more trash as my spot is a peopler camping place for people here and also city folk coming for nature and recreational off-roading on dunes

[@Baegitte]

Asians: “you touch our rice, WE COMING FOR YOU.” 🍙

[@oceanicwhitetip8984]

*wiggles in triop*

[@Sourfragger]

I'm asian

[@blahblahblahEMILY]

They’re so cute! They seem very polite and can have my rice if they want it

[@strawbunny-girl2709]

That’s my name!!!!!🤬

[@anitalinda1949]

Funny thing about animals who lived in a short time, waking up not being able to see their parents, they actually know how long their lives are gonna last, what theyre supposed to do, i mean, one mistep on their journey would be the last of their race or kind.

[@molybdaen11]

They have they instincts. And if they fire wrong, well - then the species cleaned its gene pool.

[@MIND_THE_BASIC]

They have their studies while inside their egg

[@gojira4036]

Who knew something Soo cute could like rice as much as we do?

[@NoMoreHeroesAnymore1334]

I can't stop laughing at that built-in grumpy face. Talk about resting B face! HE MAD! BIG MAD! Oosh!

[@sandyschutt6132]

All part of the food chain ,God’s creations are Amazing!

[@TheDarknessConsumesMe666]

0:10 - STAY AWAY FROM MY CIVIC

[@arujofied]

"Tadpole shrimps aren't really tadpoles. They aren't even shrimps." *HOW MANY OTHER LIES HAVE I BEEN TOLD BY THE COUNCIL!?*

[@orangecreme222]

Why are they soooo cute :⁠-⁠D

[@sunso1991]

"Tadpole Shrimp Are Coming For Your Rice"! me: ........Tadpole Shrimp on top of Your Rice 🤤🤤🤤