What Are Sea Monkeys?
8. They Didn’t Originate from the Sea
Despite their name, sea monkeys’ ancestors did not come from the sea. They are too small to live in an environment that has such a vast number of predators. As a type of brine shrimp, the name suggests that they came from very salty water, and this was exactly the case.
The monkey shrimp’s ancestors were found living in manmade saltpans, salt swamps, and other salt water bodies such as Northern Utah’s Great Salt Lake. Incredibly, they are able to live in water that has a salt concentration of up to around 50%. This means that they don’t have much to eat, but it also means that they have few predators.
