brine shrimp
noun
: any of a genus (Artemia) of branchiopod crustaceans that can exist in strongly saline environments
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Around the world, birds flock to salt lakes, drawn by the flies and brine shrimp that live in them, and by the relative absence of predators.
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Rosa Lyster, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
But salty is a perfect environment for brine shrimp – those tiny little creatures sold as Sea-Monkeys.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
Another fun fact: Jellyfish feast on plankton, krill and even other jellyfish, though at this museum, they’re fed a diet of brine shrimp.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
But researchers found in 2022 that brine flies, which form the base of the lake’s food web, and brine shrimp, a multimillion, global fish food business in Utah, had begun to disappear.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
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Rosa Lyster, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
But salty is a perfect environment for brine shrimp – those tiny little creatures sold as Sea-Monkeys.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
Another fun fact: Jellyfish feast on plankton, krill and even other jellyfish, though at this museum, they’re fed a diet of brine shrimp.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
But researchers found in 2022 that brine flies, which form the base of the lake’s food web, and brine shrimp, a multimillion, global fish food business in Utah, had begun to disappear.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Brine shrimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brine%20shrimp. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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