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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 01/10/2026

Here, have a tiny leafmining moth (genus Stigmella) with shiny blue scale highlights (those aren't chromatic aberration camera artifacts)! #entomology

Tiny moth specimen. It's dark brown with a horizontal white stripe and blue reflections.

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 01/10/2026

Love getting an after-hours email from your dentist saying "with open enrollment ending next week, we want you to know we're considering dropping participation in your employer's dental plan."

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 30/09/2026

Oh, I tried a different black light setup on the back porch tonight and collected a handful of new species: a couple of leafhoppers, a microlepidoptera or two, a caddisfly, and a very tiny parasitoid I'll likely never ID. Not a bad night! #entomology

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 30/09/2026

Had a great night in WoW tonight... Raid went well, timed a +13 Temple of Sethraliss and bonus-rolled the shoulders I wanted, and just had a good time with some great folks.

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 28/09/2026

Post an image from your photo roll with your current mental state.

A white plastic card that inexplicably says "INTENTIONALLY BLANK"

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Kathy Keatley Garvey @bugsrule.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Halloween. When skeletons ride bikes. Vacaville, Calif.

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 26/09/2026

I finally got around to properly photographing this tiny firefly I found in my backyard over five years ago (the ONLY one I've ever seen there). It's Pyropyga minuta, also known as the Flower Elf. #entomology

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 24/09/2026

I love this crisp Autumn weather...

Weather app screenshot showing a forecast of 92 degrees and Mostly Cloudy. Yuck.

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 24/09/2026

Apropos of nothing in particular, but I have to say I grill a DAMN good cheeseburger.

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 24/09/2026

The problem with devouring two amazing books (Wickhills by @premeemohamed.com and Wolf Worm by @tkingfisher.com) so quickly is that I'm already done with them.

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 23/09/2026

Wait, so now we're not supposed to use CSP (for reasons I don't fully know)? Unless the parent company is bludgeoning kittens for profit that's not gonna happen, since the alternatives are basically Adobe PS (NOPE) or stop drawing digitally.

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 22/09/2026

I wonder what part of the "generative AI-free zone" in my profile seems to make AI art accounts clamor to follow me. At least I know the Block button still works!

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 22/09/2026

Taking some of my older and/or intentionally janky insect art and repurposing it for our indie game is pretty fun!

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 21/09/2026

Finally got around to starting @tkingfisher.com's Wolf Worm... I feel EXTREMELY called out by the scene with the artist having a conversation with the insect specimens... Well done!

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 20/09/2026

I really wish I had the wherewithal to regret my career choices (which in fairness were made for perfectly legit reasons Back In The Day) a decade ago, instead of now when it's way too late do do anything about it.

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 17/09/2026

Probably disappointed. I don't know what exactly I thought my future might hold, but I doubt that being a government desk drone for two decades and not using my education at all was part of it.

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Finally listening to @tkingfisher.com's dipteran-based horror Wolf Worm. Not even finished yet but it's a solid 🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰/5, would recommend to botfly nerds.

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 15/09/2026

I'm not much for praising myself, but I'm confident that I'm better than AI at EVERYTHING I do.

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 14/09/2026

Sorry, @rifftrax.com, even your incredible new MST3K episode "Sting of Death" won't convince me to try olive loaf. Probably. I think.

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 10/09/2026

Got tickets to see the new MST3K episode in the theater this weekend... I'm excited!

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 09/09/2026

OK, I finally hit 500 insect species collected/observed in the yard... #entomology

Spreadsheet screenshot showing cells containing the text "Distinct species" and "500" circled in red.

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 08/09/2026

Awwww, tech bros get upset when people like me talk trash about their plagiarism slop software? I've got news for them, I've been talking shit about bad software for longer than many of them have been alive. Get over yourselves, you're barely a blip in the long history of unwanted crap.

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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I can separate the artist from the art, no problem. Even better, I can separate myself from that transphobe-enriching HBO Harry Potter series. Fuck that shit.

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Anyway buy my indie game so I can ignore the assholes who think games can be made with AI and random teams just thrown together. If enough people buy it, I'll even hire an artist! Hell, maybe we'll get real wild and get a producer! store.steampowered.com/app/3256780/...

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Ghost Hunter Simulator on Steam

Build your own Ghost Hunting social media empire in Ghost Hunter Simulator - the only game that lets you decide if ghosts are real or not! A cozy game about exploring *allegedly* haunted locations and...

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 29/08/2026

"Trump directs federal government to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America" Yeah, well, *I'm* directing the federal government to rename Mar-a-Lago to "Dipshitville". My proclamation is far more appropriate AND has exactly as much legal power as his.

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We have approximately 10 slots left in the #InverteFest art book! Show us your work, plug your shop and services! Download past editions and see the submission form here: invertefest.com/#artbook

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 23/08/2026

Optimist: The cup is half full. Pessimist: The cup is half empty. Government employee: The cup is valued at more than $10 so I'm not allowed to accept it.

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 20/08/2026

Well, my M+ group apparently decided to do other things for the first week of Season 2, so things are off to a (not so) great start.

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 17/08/2026

Disney+ has released a list of essential projects to watch before AVENGERS DOOMSDAY: The Giant Spider Invasion Master Ninja II Robot Monster Prince of Space Doctor Mordrid Space Travelers War of the Colossal Beast The Incredible Melting Man Samson versus the Vampire Women Mitchell

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 11/08/2026

Pro-tip: if you're working long hours for free, it's not a job.

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 08/08/2026

The Wandering Glider dragonflies are swarming in my yard again today. After watching them for a few minutes, I realized they're eating the mosquitoes that seem to like hiding in the lawn. Go dragonflies!

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 31/07/2026

I have arrived in the greater San Diego area.

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 29/07/2026

I somehow managed to ID THREE backyard moth specimens to species during my lunch break, bringing my backyard insect species total to 489! #Entomology #Bugsky

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 29/07/2026

Got home from work and was once again greeted by the sight of dozens of dragonflies swarming above my backyard. THIS time, I managed to get one in a net so I can see about actually identifying them!

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 28/07/2026

Want a FREE copy of Ghost Hunter Simulator? Well it happens to be Kim's Birthday and she's streaming and giving keys away!

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

ALSO If you're an unemployed Game Dev and we're connected on LinkedIn - feel free to message me there for a key! :D

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

STARTING NOW! I will be giving away GHS keys on stream!

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 28/07/2026

Does anyone in the greater San Diego area have any suggestions for places/trails/etc that might be decent for insect collecting (as in, not totally dried up or overrun with yellow starthistle)? Preferably within a 1-2 hour drive from the Carlsbad area?

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 28/07/2026

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

If you want to get me something (I don't know why, but sometimes people get a wild hair) - store.steampowered.com/wishlist/id/... Feel free to pick up an indie game for me!

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Tomorrow, probably starting around 1pm - I am gonna stream here! www.twitch.tv/emberdione During the stream I am going to give away keys to Ghost Hunter Simulator. So instead of getting presents, I'm giving them.

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I've been making games for 18+ years and here's where I make them on camera so others can learn!Currently working on Cloudheim for Noodle Cat Games.Currently working on Ghost Hunter Simulator for Prim...

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Brown recluse is a bullshit name. Why you gotta judge a spider for not liking crowds? YOU DON'T KNOW THAT SPIDER'S LIFE!

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Anyway, it's my birthday next week and I'm planning a Birthday Stream to give away codes to my indie game during it. If you want to make my birthday the best birthday ever - buy Ghost Hunter Simulator! Tell others! Buy it for your friends! Pester your favorite streamer to play it!

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 25/07/2026

Decided to try soloing One-Armed Bandit on Normal with a chip defense machine active to get the achievement and decor item... Success! #worldofwarcraft

WoW screenshot showing a dead slot machine boss and an achievement toast.

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RiffTrax @rifftrax.com · 24/07/2026

We've got movie (ticket) sign! Get your tickets now to see The RiffTrax Experiments in theaters nationwide! www.fathomentertainment.com/releases/mst...

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 23/07/2026

Weird accomplishment: I'm 50 years old and have been variously employed in entomology/pest management for 37 years.

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