Matt Fossen

@mattfossen.com

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Entomologist, infrequent artist, WoW fanatic. GenerativeAI-free zone.

Simple drawing of a small black wasp.
Side view of a point-mounted fly specimen with a lumpy face and very long orange legs.
WoW screenshot showing a defeated raid boss.
WoW screenshot showing a large defeated mechanical raid boss.
Simple drawings of several insects
Somewhat low-detail (intentionally) drawings of a red beetle, a black bug, an orange and black wasp, and a green and blue beetle.
Drawings of three insects: a red beetle, a green and blue beetle, and a black and white bug.
Small point-mounted beetle specimen
Photo of an envelope from AARP.
Pam from The Office saying "they're the same picture"
Tarantula
Lateral view of a point-mounted fly specimen. It's a yellow fly with a dark glossy thorax and striped eyes.
Dorsal view of a point-mounted shore bug. It's a dark-colored bug with lightly-colored wings featuring dark spots and veins.
Close-up photo of the black-and-orange striped eyes of a fly.
Dorsal view of a strange little six-legged arthropod with no wings and tiny eyes.
Lateral view of a very small point-mounted wasp specimen. The wasp is dark metallic green with huge antennae and a large round dark spot on each forewing.
Lateral view of a point-mounted weevil specimen. It's covered in light-colored scales, with a series of white and brown stripes on the elytra.
Animation of a young Bart Simpson banging on a pot and yelling "I AM SO GREAT!"
WoW screenshot showing a solo warrior facing Dimensius.
WoW screenshot showing Nexus-King Salhadaar defeated.
WoW screenshot showing raid boss Fractillus defeated.
WoW screenshot showing The Soul Hunters defeated.
WoW screenshot showing raid boss Forgeweaver Araz defeated.
WoW screenshot showing raid boss Soulbinder Naazindhri defeated.
WoW screenshot showing the raid boss Loom'ithar defeated.
Photo of a red flat bark beetle specimen. As the name suggests, it's very red and very flat.
WoW screenshot showing a defeated raid boss.
WoW screenshot of a house floorplan focused on a tiny square room connecting a dining hall with a garden.
Smudgy pencil and paper sketch of a bed bug.
23 degrees above average daily high, feels like 91 degrees.
666 observations
Photo of a poster montage featuring four of my insect drawings.
Side view of a small point-mounted insect specimen. It's a chunky little insect with spotted wings.
Close-up photo of the face of a fruit fly. It has large green eyes with rows of dark spots, large black and white bristles, and is generally light-brown in color.
Digital drawing of an assassin bug perched on some yellow flowers with orange centers.
Dorsal view of a point-mounted leafhopper specimen. The hopper is yellow with red accents and black spots and stripes.
Dorsal view of a point-mounted leafhopper specimen. The leafhopper is yellow in color with red accents, two dark spots on the posterior edge, and a bold black stripe that diverges into two stripes.
Side view of a point-mounted fruit fly specimen that has a large dark spot on each wing.
In-progress digital drawing of a slender assassin bug.
Side view of a point-mounted winter crane fly, Trichocera sp. It's a very long-legged fly with a striped abdomen.
Photo of a dark-colored bug with red pinstripes on a glossy green leaf.
Digital drawing of a succulent plant with heart-shaped blue and pinkish-purple leaves.
WoW screenshot showing achievements for mythic Volcoross, Igira the Cruel, and Gnarlroot.
Three pints of oysters for Henry Slinkman
Three pints of oysters for Henry Slinkman
Side view of a very small round beetle with its head and appendages safely tucked away.
Side view of a small black mosquito with numerous white spots and stripes.
Side view of a tiny point-mounted yellow ant.
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).
A small plant bug on a gray background. The bug is reddish-brown with a pale head and pronotum, and the hind legs are splayed as if it just finished a mighty leap.
A mouse-like barklouse. It's a small brown insect with mottled coloration.
Side view of a small point-mounted wasp specimen with a shiny black body and orange legs.
Top view of a tiny, heavily sculptured black wasp with brown legs.
Neoconis marginata, a dusty-winged lacewing. It's rather moth-like, with white dusty wings featuring a row of dark spots around the margins.