as a kid we used to go out in the spring and net freshwater shrimp called "fairy shrimp". This "activity" was in seasonal waters where water pooled up in the spring thaw and dried out during summer.
My guess is scuds would also have this ability of having eggs stay dormant in dry locations until it gets wet. Bill W -----Original Message----- From: Kent Lufkin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 8:01 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: My version of the scud conspiracy A college girlfriend used dried brine shrimp to feed the fish in her aquarium. An MS candidate in marine biology, she told me how brine shrimp eggs (larvae?) could live for long periods out of water in a sort of suspended animation, resuming their interrupted life cycle when reimmersed. I wonder if that's also true for scuds? If so, I like the seasonal ponds theory best (and also because I have a very hard time imagining WDFW planting scuds along with fish ;-). Kent Lufkin >1)It is my understanding that the construction of the O'Sullivan Dam >created Potholes Resovoir. The presence of Potholes affected the >water table resulting in the many lakes in the basin that are now >refered to as "Seep Lakes". >2)I'm guessing that seasonal ponds existed in may places that are >now seep lakes and that in those ponds lived scuds who bred during >the wet season and whose eggs somehow survived during the dry season. >3)The duck theory also seems plausible to me. > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
