Name that Critter

Actually this isn't a critter; it's a critter's egg sac.  While mowing this weekend on the first day of sunshine in six years, I found one.  It is not inhabited.  I think.   Anyway, it's back outside now, just in case.

This is the back:

and this is the bottom:

I love finding these!   They remind me of golden crispy sprayfoam and are unmistakable.  Nothing else looks like them. 

So, can you guess what hatches out of this?

Answer below the fold....

Name that Critter

photo:  wikipedia.org

Cute, huh!    It's an inch long from nose to tail.   This time of year they come out to sing and at night from a distance they sound like jingle bells.

Hint:  The Latin name is Pseudacris crucifer  [There's a cross-shaped marking on their backs]

Answer below the fold....

Name that Critter

Ever seen anything like this guy?    We found one today in the road.   It would have been inappropriate to take a picture of it in its current state of.....uh.....inanimacy, so we got this pic from here. We hope there are more of these guys around.

ID below the fold.