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a Eurasian Blackbird sits partially frozen in a block of ice, looking around quizzically as police cars and flashing lights surround it. a piece of red velvet fabric and stanchions lay scattered behind him.
a virgin tiger moth on a white sheet
an image of Green Lake at Green Lakes State Park near Syracuse NY
a poster for the 2nd Annual Big Queer Beach Day, a beach picnic BBQ event at Green Lakes State Park near Syracuse NY
a juvenile barred owl on a branch
Himmelman's and Busck's Plume Moths on a flower
a headshot of me wearing a sick snake print blazer on my way to a queer prom party
my cat tinker flopped over belly up and sleeping
An eastern newt rolling on a ball adorned with the logo of CNY Hiking, a hike group in central new york state. In the background are flowers and tree trunks, rocks and leaves on a forest floor
a pixel art portrait of me, mel. im wearing a grey sweatshirt with a black crossbody bag, my hair is half green and i'm holding a nondescript bug. i'm surrounded by melting green smiley faces.
petting my cat tinker
gif of gameplay for roly poly roundup... juggling isopods
a rosy maple moth flaps their wings and raises a leg while atop a crystal ball. there are floral curtains, candles on a sun-shaped dish, and a neon fortune teller sign in the background. on the striped tablecloth there are tarot cards scattered.
my cat tinker sitting and staring into the distance, his paws folded underneath him
a velvet mite in between three trillium flowers with the text "transported to the trillium triangle". You can see a American giant millipede in the corner.
a screenshot of my INPRNT shop, showing the animations i'm offering prints of
playing with my orange cat tinker by trying to put the toy on and behind him and he Attack
a downy woodpecker, an american crow, a white-throated sparrow, an american goldfinch, and a blacked-capped chickadee
a yellow rumped warbler, a wood thrush, a baltimore oriole, an eastern bluebird, an american redstart, and some baby wood ducks
a rainbow trout swims under the surface of the water, holding a joint in its mouth. at the end of the joint, smoky bubbles float up to the surface. it's silly.
a scene of a whale fall cookout, featuring sea pigs, king crabs, grenadier fish, octopi, tube worms, and giant isopods. there's a ROV overlay showing the current depth and direction, a bright colorful light changes color from within the whale ribcage as plates, cups, chairs, and tents/umbrellas are strewn about the whale fall participants
a land bunny and a sea bunny in a fish bowl sit atop a couch, looking out the window at a cold snowy scene, and back at each other. warm lighting illuminates them from inside, and a heart pops up between them as they put their heads together.
my inaturalist year in review! i made 532 observations of 334 species, and I made 91 identifications
my cat tinker sitting on his chair throne, with a pillow that looks like him right behind him
a guangxi shield mantis hangin out on my hand
a pearly wood-nymph moth on oxidized copper
A pair of fraternal potter wasps rest atop a common boneset plant, with a few wasp pots on the stem of the plant. there is a rainbow and sparkles in the background because wasps are beautiful & important underrated pollinators.
isopods and integrated circuits partying at a circuit board pride party, solo cups and pizza abound, with flashing lights and spinning fans
a photo of my cat Tinker sitting on top of my couch, an Ernst Haeckel tapestry hangs behind him
me holding an American yellow morel mushroom with a slug on it
a baby ghost mantis looking at a large yellow plastic flower
a young orange cat on a blanket all stretched out. I'm touching his paws
a video of a young orange cat playing fetch with a pink spring toy
a young orange cat lays on a blanket on a couch, looking at the camera
two olms circle a glowing blue-green pool in a cave, surrounded by cave pearls, a few blind cave isopods look around nearby
a sea bunny nudibranch and a black and white speckled bunny rabbit lean towards each other on opposite sides of a tide pool, as they get closer a little heart pops up between them
a meme of a tripod fish and a seapig toasting glasses with the text "It's been one of those years... Pass the detritus!!!"
a lowpoly 3d animation of a melting clown cone wobbling in a desert, a tumbleweed tumbles by in the background
a crunchy gif of a palestinian sunbird atop a watermelon, with the palestine flag waving in the background. the watermelon half and slice sit atop a keffiyeh patterned picnic blanket, in a field of poppies and the text "free palestine" float in the clouds.
a lowpoly 3d animation of a can of "Slug Blue Ribbon" beer rotating, with the text "You got a Cold One" displayed underneath
a 3d animation of two slugs hanging out in a fly agaric mushroom pool, with beers scattered around
a wood frog, some white morel mushrooms, white baneberry (also known as doll's-eyes), and a purple pitcher plant!
a cooper's hawk, a common loon, a group of sandhill cranes, and a great egret
a luna moth, a peck's skipper, an american pelecinid wasp, and a red milkweed beetle
the iNaturalist year in review for meltknuckles for 2024, 367 observations, 254 species, and 66 identifications
a video of dairy cow isopods eating a pile of food off a little plastic plate. they are focused and hungry.
a crunchy 3d gif of a group of dairy cow isopods in a clover field, with slices of cucumber and carrot amongst a field of dandelions
a dark brown hornworm pupa in the palm of a hand
jumping spider on the side of enclosure eating a fly, you can see a face on her abdomen
a jumping spider on a piece of cholla wood, looking at the camera
Iuiuniscus iuiuensis, a species of blind cave isopod it is white and spikey
a screenshot of a virtual pet game featuring a blue slime blob. there's flowers, bushes, a fence, a pond, a watering can, and a trail of blue slime.
a lowpoly 3d animation of a frog partially submerged in water, surrounded by floating cranberries and grass. the frog croaks twice.
a lowpoly 3d gif of a black cat pawing at a four leaf clover growing out of the asphalt, they are in front of a brick wall with graffiti that reads 'melt', under a wooden ladder, and above a broken mirror with two dice that rolled snake eyes
still from a gif of a cowboy king crab atop a sea pig steed in a desert landscape dotted with carnivorous ping-pong sea sponges, rocks, and grass. there is a faint rainbow in the distance.
a still from a gif of a blue-ringed octopus in front of an altered cave danger sign that says 'CONTINUE'. it's holding a cocktail in an arm
still from a lowpoly 3d animation of a melting clown cone wobbling in a desert
a still from a crunchy gif of a palestinian sunbird atop a watermelon, with the palestine flag waving in the background. the watermelon half and slice sit atop a keffiyeh patterned picnic blanket, in a field of poppies and the text "free palestine" float in the clouds.