The "monkeys" are an artificial breed of brine shrimp, a type of aquatic crustacean ... with their eggs freeze-dried, packaged, and distributed to vendors around the world.

Sea-monkeys is the marketing term used for a hybrid breed of brine shrimp sold in packets of dust in aquarium shops. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

APART FROM THE FACT THAT THEY CAN HATCH WITHIN MINUTES AFTER contact with water, brine shrimp are unappealing ... were in line for an overhaul: The freeze-dried creatures were, and still are ...