Swamp monkeys..??

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dane

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so I went herping on saturday and when I was out I found these little guys that look like brine shrimp only they are bigger(maybe .5 inches long)

I dont know what they are so I decided to call them swamp monkeys, here are mone pictures

anyone know what they are?
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I've always known these guys as "fairy shrimp." They tend to live in ephemeral ponds but I've seen them, or something similar, in many permanent bodies like the nearby Kinnickinnic river and a pond near my parent's house.

Here's a link to a Wikipedia article on them. Not the greatest source, but they have an article on everything.
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cool, Im assuming they would be a safe snack for newts? (as long as there arent any eggs on them?)

(anyone make the connection sea monkeys(brine shrimp) to swamp monkeys? I thought it was clever
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