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Matt Fossen

Matt Fossen

@mattfossen.com

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Entomologist, infrequent artist, WoW fanatic

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 1h

Coincidence? I think NOT!

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 1d

Halloween's right around the corner! Want to do a little virtual Ghost Hunting to celebrate the season? Ghost Hunter Simulator is available in Early Access on Steam!

Not sure about it? We've got a Demo, so you can check it out for free and see what's what!

#indiegames #ghosthunting #halloween

Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 3d

Apparently this is Brachymyrmex depilis, the Hairless Rover Ant.

Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 3d

It's kind of creepy to find a well-known disease-vectoring mosquito in your backyard... I believe this is Aedes aegypti, the Yellow Fever Mosquito. #entomology #Bugsky

Side view of a small black mosquito with numerous white spots and stripes.

Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 3d

I wish I was better at identifying ants... Found this tiny yellow friend in the backyard a few weeks ago. #entomology #Bugsky

Side view of a tiny point-mounted yellow ant.

View of the face of a tiny yellow ant.

Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 3d

I don't know if anyone found any bugs during the first 48 hours of Ghost Hunter Simulator going live for early access, but I just fixed a few UI things that had been bothering me for a few days! Love it when the solution to a problem pops into your head without warning!

Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 3d

San Diego is always a favorite!

Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 4d

11, and I don't consider myself that much of a traveler.

Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 4d

That means you're Doing It Right.

Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 5d

Get better soon, and maybe lay off the snozzberry juice a bit!

Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 5d

Did someone say bugs?

Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 5d

Does that mean any BUGS are my fault?

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 5d

Ever wanted to see what an indie game made by three game designers and an entomologist, in Unreal, using nothing but asset packs and blueprints looks like?

Here's your chance. :D

Prime8 @prime8.games · 6d

AND GHOST HUNTER SIMULATOR (Early Access) is LIVE!

store.steampowered.com/app/3256780/...

Save 40% on Ghost Hunter Simulator on Steam

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

store.steampowered.com

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 6d

If you're a streamer that I follow and you want a key, feel free to ping the @prime8.games account in the DMs and I will get you one. <3

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 6d

AND GHOST HUNTER SIMULATOR (Early Access) is LIVE!

store.steampowered.com/app/3256780/...

Save 40% on Ghost Hunter Simulator on Steam

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

store.steampowered.com

Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 7d

Ooooooo, I hates IP thieves!

Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 7d

Catte is being careful to avoid blocking bugge's spiracles!

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Kathy Keatley Garvey @bugsrule.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations to UC Davis Distinguished Professor Emerita Lynn Kimsey, newly inducted Fellow of California Academy of Sciences
ucanr.edu/blog/bug-squ...

Congrats, Lynn Kimsey, CAS Fellow | Bug Squad

UC Davis Distinguished Professor Emerita Lynn Kimsey.

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UC Agriculture & Natural Resources @ucanr.edu · 8d

Kent Daane, a UC Cooperative Extension specialist @natureatcal.bsky.social, discusses the development of pheromones to confuse crop-damaging pests such as stinkbug

www.aginfo.net/report/63788...

the Importance of Pheromones in Controlling Certain Pests - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST

Kent Daane is a Cooperative Extension Specialist Dept. Entomology UC Berkeley. He comments on the development of pheromones to confuse damaging pests. <p>

Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 9d

Tonight I learned you can't make a decent (non-freezing) loading screen in UE5 without using a plugin. Sigh.

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Paul Williams @paulwilliamsnhm.bsky.social · 9d

entnem.ucdavis.edu/news/populat...

Population Decline of Franklin’s Bumble Bee Wasn’t Due to Pathogens, Museum Genomic Research Shows

Museum genomic research indicates that the population decline of Franklin's bumble bee is not due to pathogens but likely to population bottlenecks and environmental issues. (Photo taken near Mt.

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Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 10d

Apparently I'm not only back on my bullshit, but I'm starting a new pile of it.

Title page with a large photo of the face of a robber fly and the text "Tahoe Area Insects (includes Placer, Nevada, and El Dorado Counties).

Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 11d

Do bad puns count? 🤣

Matt Fossen @mattfossen.com · 12d

Science is green, English is blue, math is red, history is yellow

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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 12d

Steam Next Fest is still going through the weekend: here are the demos we've been checking out, and think you should take the time to check out too.

11 Games we can't wait to try out at Steam Next Fest this weekend

This week is the third and final Steam Next Fest of 2025 and, as always, we are excited to try out new game demos. What makes Next Fest particularly specia

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