If you’re in the market for a low-cost, low-maintenance, low-commitment but high-interest pet, you can’t do better than triops. What are triops? Also known as tadpole shrimp, triops are a kind of ...

Try to picture a tiny, transparent crustacean that looks like a hybrid of a centipede and a horseshoe crab with a zillion writhing legs. While they’re not likely to win any beauty contests, triops are ...