![]() ![]() It was really ingenious looking back on it, and ultimately he had to work with a marine biologist to really bring it all together. Milton Levine had popularized the idea of Ant-farm kits in 1956 and, presumably inspired by the success of his idea, Harold von Braunhut invented the aquatic equivalent with brine-shrimp. The history of sea monkeys starts, oddly enough, with ant farms. What you may not know is that Sea-Monkeys exploded into an amazing fortune that were loved by people everywhere. They’d be sent to you freeze-dried, and then burst into life when added to water. They advertised the most unlikely of pets, monkeys that lived in salt water that you could easily have for your own. They were heavily marketed in the same pages as X-Ray Goggles, Magic Tricks, and chemistry sets. If you were a comic book fan as a kid, or a science buff, you may remember these ads existing in your favorite magazine or catalog. Sea Monkeys are sold as eggs that can then be added to water in their aquarium-like tank, along with water and a variety of specialist chemicals to encourage them to hatch. How did they get their name? Sea Monkeys got their name from the fact that they have a monkey-like tail shape, making them look like monkeys of the sea instead of traditional shrimp. What actually are Sea Monkeys? Sea Monkeys are a special type of Artemia – also known as brine shrimp – that are super small. Usually, the arrival of Sea Monkeys came with a special mini aquarium that could be used to hatch your Sea Monkeys, and then once they had hatched, the aquarium-like tank could be used for them to live and grow in. Not only were they popular in the 60s and 70s but also right through the 90s and noughties too. Popular in the 60s and 70s, Sea Monkeys are a ‘pet’ that almost every child had at one point or another. ![]() Most people have very happy memories of mail ordering their first Sea Monkeys and awaiting the delivery of the shipment of these magical seeming sea creatures. National Sea Monkey Day is observed every year on May 16th, and is a day dedicated to celebrating this much-loved childhood ‘pet’.
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