Unknown of the known. Shchiten - "fish from the past"
The unknown and the unknown sometimes exist only in our imagination. The world is so full of all kinds of life that some will not have enough of the whole life path to learn a lot about the new life on the planet.
Many have never seen this creature in their life, and if they see it, they will be taken for a mutant or for something unknown, poisonous and dangerous, and they will come up with a lot of fears.
Yes, an unusual animal is a shield.
Almost a tadpole - you will see such in water you will be frightened, and especially if you turn it on its back. Yes, this tail forked ...
And the thyroid appeared on the planet for a long time, it coexisted with dinosaurs. Age of thyroid is 220-230 million years. Probably why it is called "fish from the past."
The freshwater crustacean creature, the shield, lives in freshwater, usually in ditches, puddles or standing water of ravines. It feeds on everything that it can do. The larvae await their appearance in the ground and in case of spills in the spring after the snow has melted, I inhabit the mini-reservoirs formed by my individuals.
One of the unique properties of this animal is the lack of metabolism and therefore they are very viable. The area of their distribution is huge due to the inexhaustible vitality. Shchitovik not afraid of heat or cold, and only the ice of Antarctica is not subject to him, although who knows ....
The second unique feature of an animal is virgin reproduction, known as reproduction in the absence of males. Here she is - the power of life !!!