Lio by Mark Tatulli for April 15, 2016

Would that make him a Lio-Monkey?

Er… MiracleGro only works on plants, Lio.

Sea monkeys are actually brine shrimp. You can buy them at a pet store. Aquarium fish LOVE them.

And besides, that’s Miracle Gro as opposed to the trademarked product named Miracle-Gro. Does the hyphen make that much difference? Ask Spider-Man devotees how they feel about Spiderman or Spider Man.

gee, my sea monkeys croaked when i put that stuff in the bowl

These are cartoon Sea Monkeys, the happy intelligent creatures that are nothing like what you get when you buy the stupid product.

Ohh, an adventure with the giant Sea Monkeys! This should be fun.And just in case things go south, maybe Lio should have Ishy come along. He could, if need be, eat the Sea Monkeys….

Now he’s the shrimp.

Whoa! They’re big now!

@Lewis Linson, I remember feeding my tropical fish some of those brine shrimp! The also loved some special worms that were almost as thin as thread…had a special container to put them in…they’d wiggle out and get consumed.

This is Liō’s way of making new friends.