As of today there are dozens of tiny specs bobbing around in the tank we had designated the Triops Triangle, so named for the Bermuda Triangle effect around the aforementioned aquarium. Sooner or later visitors and caretakers will disappear into the attic for extended periods to see the development of the shrimp from when the dinosaurs roamed the earth. At present they can only be observed as tiny white dots zooming around the water in search of food. The zooming part will turn into a vast array of underwater acrobats and the search for food will continue until they say farewell again. Baby Triops are some of the fastest growing offspring ever seen. It is normal for them to double their size within a day and do this in a spectacular fashion by jumping out of their skin once or twice in the course of 24 hours. Hubbard is experimenting with barley stalks. According to his research having a small amount of barley in the water over longer periods of time will prevent algae from growing. To me this seems more alchemical in nature but he is convinced it will work. Olivia counted about 20 Triops, but it might as well be more than a hundred, we can’t tell.