Wow! Thank you so much for playing and for getting all the way to the end!! I really appreciate the feedback too. I love the idea of combining them for secrets or there being a storyline in there somewhere based on what you collect. There is a "hidden" counter for each item - if you use the mouse (which is the only time this game uses the mouse lol) and hover over the item, it will tell you how many you caught! I totally agree that this could be more accessible and nice to see. I was also thinking of adding something in there to skew it towards items you haven't caught yet (so you don't end up with 100 tadpoles and 0 snails).
Thanks again for playing the game and for all your feedback!