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March 26, 2008 8:45 AM PDT

Caption text by Elsa Wenzel

Children looking to cultivate strange life forms can find ant farms, hydroponic growing kits, and tiny greenhouses for insect-eating Venus Flytraps. Just add water, and Triops grow larger than Sea Monkeys.

Credit: Elsa Wenzel/CNET Networks

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