Pet Jesus© is the brand name of Artemisia messianica, a small branchiopod crustacean native to the Dead Sea. Its larvae have the capacity of turning into dry spores in the process known as 40 days fast, in this manner surviving for great periods without air, food or water. In this state it has been marketed as a toy since the 50's by Metaphysical Experiences, a company owned by the Vatican Bank and Jim Jones holding.