Leopard Frog

Tadpole Shrimp (Notostraca)

I caught this in Kimball, Idaho, in an irrigation ditch.  I had to look up what this was, craziest thing I've ever seen.  Turns out to be a kind of shrimp.

Here's its shrimp tail, a little too small to cook up though.

Alaska [Cruise] Wildlife

 There were lots of these little diving birds.

 Hey, we have these back home.

 What do you think, Bald Eagle?

 Two Harbor Seals

A king Samon.

And Surf Scoters.

An unidentified, but rather creepy, spider.

Fossil Sponge

I'm no expert, but I think this is a sponge, like the one below.

Mt. Nebo Insects

Mormon Cricket

Ladybugs

Rocks/Geology

I found this unusually sphere-shaped stone on a hike. It's about the size of a large gumball.

What really got me curious, is that a few miles away, I found a second one (the size of large grape) with very similar traits.


The outer shells are both very rough, like a skateboard top. The cut sides are very smooth and dark.


The similarities indicate more of a type of formation, and not just a fluke. Anybody have any clue?