Completed July 10, 2013, built one at a time as part of the ongoing pursuit of the proper one-inch size. Where they’re arranged in a row, they’re in order of age – demonstrating the difficulty of size control at this scale.

Yes, they’re all the same species. Although they often do look a lot like strawberries, they come in more colors than people – at least a couple of dozen. The red ones with dark legs are referred to as “Blue Jeans” morph; the others seem to be named for the places they’re found: “Bastimentos” for the spotted orange, “Isla Colon” for the spotted green and “Cayo Agua” for the plain green, and “Cauchero” for the blue-lavender.

All these little guys and gals have homes of their own now, but if no one currently in the menagerie croaks to you, you can write to the Salamander to discuss construction of a cousin for yourself.