Having fun with a new macro lens

Bugs is shrimps?

Here's some bugs I've found while going through some stream samples-- both are caddisflies, but different species weave different kinds/shapes of casings to protect themselves!

How exciting! We just got our Animal Crossing event set up at work.

I am going to be spending way too much money in the gift shop...

Blue Ridge two-lined salamanders (Eurycea wilderae) are native to the southern Appalachian Mountains. Members of the Eurycea genus are referred to as brook salamanders, with most laying eggs in the water. Blue Ridge salamanders have a larval stage that can last for up to two years.

Green salamanders (Aneides aeneus) are a species of salamanders in the Plethodontidae family (woodland salamanders). They have one of the most specific niches among salamanders, preferring to spend almost all of their time in small, rocky crevices, blending in with the mosses and lichen.