Recently, a netizen posted a video saying, "A prehistoric creature, the fairy shrimp, was found in Xichang, Sichuan. Through inquiries, it was found that it is an extremely rare creature, and it is from the same era as dinosaurs..." After the video was released, it triggered the Internet. Hot discussion.

　　On August 4, the reporter learned from an interview that the place where the suspected "fairy shrimp" was found was located in a village in Zhangmuqing Town, Xichang City.

　　After watching the video, Zhao Li, curator of Chengdu Huaxi Insect Museum, confirmed that this is indeed an ancient species of fairy shrimp that existed 200 million years ago, with the scientific name "branch frontal worm".

"Fairy shrimps are older than dinosaurs. They often appear in rice fields or seasonal ponds. They have also been found in Chengdu many times. According to the video, the same species was found in Xichang and Chengdu."

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　　"It's shocking, we actually found a prehistoric creature - fairy shrimp... It is from the same era as dinosaurs..." Recently, a netizen posted a video on the Internet, saying that a rare creature was found in Xichang, suspected " Fairy Shrimp".

　　Judging from the video, these small creatures are about 2 centimeters long, their bodies are light green, their eyes are protruding to both sides, their tails are red, and their sides are forked. .

After the video was released, it quickly sparked heated discussions online.

However, some netizens said that "the paddy fields were everywhere when I was a child".

　　On the morning of August 4, the reporter learned from an interview that the place where the suspected fairy shrimp was found was located in a village in Zhangmuqing Town, Xichang City.

Zhang Xin, a local village cadre, said that this was discovered in a ditch in a cherry base in the village two days ago. ".

　　At noon on August 4, the reporter contacted Mr. Wang who shot the video again.

Mr. Wang is a native of Ya'an and went to Xichang to contract the cherry base in Zhangmuqing Town. "This thing was found in the canal of our base. After the rain, we found that many things were swimming in the canal. We never I saw it and thought it was very strange, so I used the photo recognition function to check, and it showed 'fairy shrimp'. After I checked the information, I found out that this is an ancient creature. According to some information, it is from the same era as dinosaurs. My friends couldn't believe it at the time."

　　Mr. Wang said that they picked up two to observe, and soon put them back into the canal.

"Later, we posted a video on the short video platform, and it became popular unexpectedly. Some netizens said that there were many such creatures in the past, but this was the first time I saw them. We didn't tell other people the specific location, and it was considered a kind of Protect it."

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　　older than dinosaurs

　　Chengdu has been found many times

　　Later, the reporter sent the video to Zhao Li, curator of Chengdu Huaxi Insect Museum, who confirmed that what Mr. Wang found was "fairy shrimp".

Zhao Li introduced that although there is a word "shrimp" in the name of "fairy shrimp", they are not shrimps, the scientific name is "branch frontal worm".

"The fairy shrimp has been around for more than 200 million years, older than the dinosaurs."

　　Zhao Li told reporters that "fairy shrimp" is a seasonal aquatic creature with strong survivability.

"Its eggs can survive in harsh environments such as drought, cold, and high temperature. Once it encounters abundant rainfall, the eggs can hatch and get new life." Zhao Li said that according to records, there was no water accumulation in the desert for decades. Place, and later it rained fairy shrimp appeared.

"There are also experts who have done experiments. It is a miracle that their eggs will not die if they are boiled in boiling water for 3 minutes." Usually not found in bodies of water.

　　At present, "fairy shrimp" have appeared in many places in China. "Chengdu has also found it many times, and I have seen it many times."

Zhao Li said that "fairy shrimp" is not a protected species, "but it is indeed relatively rare, and it has relatively high requirements on the living environment, and it is not easy to find it. Through the video, the same species was found in Xichang and Chengdu. ."

　　Chengdu Business Daily-Red Star News reporter Jiang Long