"The Mystery of Lyle and Louise"

Dehydrated Preserved

These organisms help keep your freshwater aquarium clean by eating algae and detritus; they won’t eat any plants included in the aquarium.

Red, medium, to coarse-grained iron oxide cement; shows hematite bands.

Formalin Preserved

Camponotus. They are notorious for invading houses and destroying wood. Size: 1/4– 3/8".

Formalin Preserved

Formalin preserved land snails. Available in jars or pails.

Utah

White, mature, friable.

1 pound of black sand packaged in a heat-sealed bag.

White and black bands of quartz, feldspar, and biotite; typical foliation.

Pink and gray bands, with biotite; shows good foliation.

These fascinating frogs are uniquely adapted for climbing, with prominent adhesive pads on the ends of their digits.

Gray to brown mudstone with abundant silt.

The nocturnal hermit crab uses “borrowed” shells to protect its relatively soft body, changing shells as it grows larger.

Massive, chlorite-rich.