One of the great things about the web is that you never know what's out there. Anyone can put a website up, especially with ISPs like Karoo giving customers free webspace, and some of those people use their space in decidedly odd ways.

You're all weird!

The Silicon Creatures Gallery Ever wonder what's lurking within the dark corners, nooks and crannies of your computer? Is some gremlin responsible for all those crashes---you know, the ones that happen when you are trying to save that critical document you've been working on so diligently for the past three hours? The makers of this site wondered too, so they took a look to see what they could find. And guess what? When they put the computer chips under the microscope they found some very interesting creatures hiding there. Their search has led to a new collection of photomicrographs (photographs taken through a microscope) featuring many of the interesting silicon creatures and other doodling scribbled onto integrated circuits by engineers when they were designing computer chip masks. The tiny creatures are far too small to be seen with the naked eye, so they have provided high-magnification photomicrographs to share these mysterious wonders with their visitors. Engineers designing modern computer chips have a very rich sense of humor as you will discover when you visit their Silicon Creatures Gallery that they keep corralled in the Silicon Zoo. We hope you enjoy your adventure!