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Natalie Metzger

@thefuzzyslug

πŸ’€ She/her 🎨 Illustrator and designer πŸ”οΈ Pacific Northwest πŸ”— https://thefuzzyslug.neocities.org/links πŸͺ²πŸ¦€ Here Be Bugs πŸ•·οΈπŸ¦ 🚫 No genAI

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a dog is laying on its back in the woods Alt: super muddy soggy dog having a grand old time rolling in probably something unmentionable in the forest

I always want to roll in that color

13.03.2026 04:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A male elephant seal laying in short grass with a beach in the background. Its head is lifted and mouth is wide open as it lets out an aggressive call.

A male elephant seal laying in short grass with a beach in the background. Its head is lifted and mouth is wide open as it lets out an aggressive call.

A portrait of a male elephant seal sitting up relaxed. It’s long snout is draped down its face, looking like a muppet

A portrait of a male elephant seal sitting up relaxed. It’s long snout is draped down its face, looking like a muppet

Inside you there are two Elephant Seals 🐘 🦭
#mammals #seals

12.03.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 368 πŸ” 91 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2
a sketch of a smartphone with tactile buttons for home/window/back, headphone jack, no AI BS, sim card thingy you can open with your nail, camera that doesn't cover the damn screen, and a 5 inch/127mm screen which is a reasonable size

a sketch of a smartphone with tactile buttons for home/window/back, headphone jack, no AI BS, sim card thingy you can open with your nail, camera that doesn't cover the damn screen, and a 5 inch/127mm screen which is a reasonable size

I wouldn't say I'm massively into phones or anything but I sketched this out of frustration bc why are there no modern phones with these features, it would be so perfect and I'm mad the only ones are old and slow

13.03.2026 00:17 πŸ‘ 8198 πŸ” 2378 πŸ’¬ 367 πŸ“Œ 115
A black and grey speckled white and brown faced merle corgi posing at the corner of a stone patio. She is SO. FLUFFY. COMICALLY FLUFFY. A little cloud of dog.

A black and grey speckled white and brown faced merle corgi posing at the corner of a stone patio. She is SO. FLUFFY. COMICALLY FLUFFY. A little cloud of dog.

Ceres just had a visit with her best friend the groomer, and since it involved a blowdry she looks inflated to twice her usual size like a digdug monster

12.03.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

PUG BRAIN πŸ˜πŸ˜‚

12.03.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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12.03.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

don't compete with me, compete with yourself
*wiggles antennules in a supportive way*

12.03.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon of a man with purple hair says do it again hit me Alt: Boimler from Star Trek Lower Decks in a holosuite taking a "survive the Borg" test and running it over and over until he gets a perfect score. He has dark circles under his eyes and one is twitching as he says, "Do it again. HIT ME!"

I do want to keep hitting the again button, but I'm concerned my eyeballs will eventually fall out of my head.

At the 0.0005 ones, the subtle variations/imperfections in my monitor had way more color variance than the actual lines. πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«

12.03.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
My JND result of 0.0011
"Okay, either you're a mantis shrimp in a trenchcoat or your display has a secret wide-gamut mode nobody told me about. Suspiciously impressive"
Two action buttons, "share result" "again. I can do better."
Link to "read the post about this"

My JND result of 0.0011 "Okay, either you're a mantis shrimp in a trenchcoat or your display has a secret wide-gamut mode nobody told me about. Suspiciously impressive" Two action buttons, "share result" "again. I can do better." Link to "read the post about this"

This was my second try. The first time I was compared to a mantis shrimp. *waves raptorial appendages menacingly*

12.03.2026 16:29 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of my JND results of 0.00092
"Either you have superhuman cone cells or you got very lucky. I'm going with lucky. This is absurdly below the theoretical JND. Your monitor is doing something weird. Or both."

Screenshot of my JND results of 0.00092 "Either you have superhuman cone cells or you got very lucky. I'm going with lucky. This is absurdly below the theoretical JND. Your monitor is doing something weird. Or both."

Don't mind me, I'm just over here staring at the space in-between electrons. πŸ‘€

What's My JND? 0.00092
Can you beat it? www.keithcirkel.co.uk/whats-my-jnd...

12.03.2026 16:23 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Cyclists scatter β€˜seed bombs’ around North Philly to help native species thrive We joined Wednesday Night Rides and Skype a Scientist to help boost biodiversity in Philadelphia.

Local cyclists are helping native species thrive by scattering 'seed bombs' around North Philly. Billy Penn joined a Wednesday Night Rides and Skype a Scientist for a ride to learn more. billypenn.com/2026/03/11/p...

11.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4
doodle of a snail with its foot as a human foot, grumpy expression, sticky note is decorated with space dino with ray gun *pew pew*

doodle of a snail with its foot as a human foot, grumpy expression, sticky note is decorated with space dino with ray gun *pew pew*

*stompy stomp*

11.03.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There is something so utterly magical about stop motion (and about T.rex, obviously).
I am so grateful to artists like Lucas for keeping the medium alive in the digital era.

11.03.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 270 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
Three panel comic. Panel 1: a giant squid wearing a yellow Bart t-shirt and some terrible hypebeast shorts is looking in the mirror. It says, β€œneed groceries… but all my clothes are in the laundry.” Panel 2: the squid, now also wearing hot pink crocs, exits its apartment and says, β€œeh. I won’t see anyone.” Panel 3: two fisherman are pulling the squid to the surface of the water and pointing at it. An overlayed news caption reads: RARE SQUID SIGHTED - the fit was crazy

Three panel comic. Panel 1: a giant squid wearing a yellow Bart t-shirt and some terrible hypebeast shorts is looking in the mirror. It says, β€œneed groceries… but all my clothes are in the laundry.” Panel 2: the squid, now also wearing hot pink crocs, exits its apartment and says, β€œeh. I won’t see anyone.” Panel 3: two fisherman are pulling the squid to the surface of the water and pointing at it. An overlayed news caption reads: RARE SQUID SIGHTED - the fit was crazy

11.03.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 11378 πŸ” 2514 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 29

#wormwednesday

11.03.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ECCC was fun and I had a wonderful time.

But there was a storm cloud. When I complained about Trump with my white straight cis friends, we were all sincere and concerned.

But I talked with many Trans friends, and it’s so much worse. They are in fear for their lives.

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10.03.2026 14:11 πŸ‘ 1778 πŸ” 523 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 44
Picture of a small handmade clay figurine of Patrick star from SpongeBob. His eyes are just two black dots, his mouth a simple line, giving him a very empty facial expression. He is set, fully nude, on a yellow and blue fabric background. Behind him is a stone on which little felt green shorts with purple flowers are set.

Picture of a small handmade clay figurine of Patrick star from SpongeBob. His eyes are just two black dots, his mouth a simple line, giving him a very empty facial expression. He is set, fully nude, on a yellow and blue fabric background. Behind him is a stone on which little felt green shorts with purple flowers are set.

A similar picture. This time Patrick is facing the camera and wearing his shorts.

A similar picture. This time Patrick is facing the camera and wearing his shorts.

Another similar picture, Patrick is facing away from the camera. He is still wearing the shorts, but his crack is showing.

Another similar picture, Patrick is facing away from the camera. He is still wearing the shorts, but his crack is showing.

Another back-facing picture. The shorts are back on the stone, the ass is showing.

Another back-facing picture. The shorts are back on the stone, the ass is showing.

Sometimes, you just gotta make something because you can πŸͺΌ

One of my first air-dry clay project was this Patrick Star for my bestie. As you can see, I put a lot of love into the πŸ‘ 😌

#handmade #Figurine #Spongebob #artist

11.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Bugguide photo of a "Thief weevil" (Attelabidae: Pterocolus sp) by user Metrioptera. He is a jolly iridescent turquoise and sort of rectangular in shape, with an unusually wide stance.

Bugguide photo of a "Thief weevil" (Attelabidae: Pterocolus sp) by user Metrioptera. He is a jolly iridescent turquoise and sort of rectangular in shape, with an unusually wide stance.

let's all take a moment to consider the Thief Weevil and his outrageous pantaloons

10.03.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 577 πŸ” 128 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 9
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[V3cam] KΔ«lauea volcano, Hawaii (south HalemaΚ»umaΚ»u crater) YouTube video by USGS

We are watching this right now, on our big screen. This is by far better than anything on TV. www.youtube.com/live/gXKuUyK...

11.03.2026 01:30 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 11
Winston the tuxedo cat is concerned

Winston the tuxedo cat is concerned

Winston has a few questions for you.

09.03.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 141 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 0
A large illustration with several species of beetles in the mecynorrhina family. The first 4 beetles have orange-yellow accents and are as follows: Oberthuri, Kraatzi, Passerini, Oberthuri Decorata. The next 4 beetles are green with either cream accents or a blue hue, named as follows: Polyphemus, Torquota, Savagei, Torquota Immacullicolis. The last 4 beetles are pink-red with cream accents, named as follows: Torquota Ugandesis, Harrisi, Torquota Ugandesis, Ugandesis. Three of the beetles are larger and sitting on flowers.

A large illustration with several species of beetles in the mecynorrhina family. The first 4 beetles have orange-yellow accents and are as follows: Oberthuri, Kraatzi, Passerini, Oberthuri Decorata. The next 4 beetles are green with either cream accents or a blue hue, named as follows: Polyphemus, Torquota, Savagei, Torquota Immacullicolis. The last 4 beetles are pink-red with cream accents, named as follows: Torquota Ugandesis, Harrisi, Torquota Ugandesis, Ugandesis. Three of the beetles are larger and sitting on flowers.

Beetles of the Mecynorrhina family ✨

The pigeons of the insect breeding community. Aren't they just a rainbow of colour possibilities?

#sciArt #inverts 🦐πŸͺ²

09.03.2026 12:59 πŸ‘ 144 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
A colorful geometric graphic featuring Nibford and Inkling smiling on the sides. In the middle is various shapes with text in them. The text reads,"March 2026 events. March 28th: how to host an event with the co-op / EC open hour. Early April Events! April 4th: get your shit done: tax edition. April 4th: Theor and Practice media club info session. April 10th: how to host an event with the co-op / EC open hour. Join us to attend! cartoonist.coop/join”

A colorful geometric graphic featuring Nibford and Inkling smiling on the sides. In the middle is various shapes with text in them. The text reads,"March 2026 events. March 28th: how to host an event with the co-op / EC open hour. Early April Events! April 4th: get your shit done: tax edition. April 4th: Theor and Practice media club info session. April 10th: how to host an event with the co-op / EC open hour. Join us to attend! cartoonist.coop/join”

A colorful geometric graphic featuring Nibford and Inkling smiling on the sides. In the middle is various shapes with text in them. The text reads,"March 2026 Recurring events. March 14th: AccountABuddy DrawJam. Every Thursday: Art Huddle. March 10th and 24th: Critique Group A. march 20th: Critique Group B. March 28th: Critique Group C. March 27th: Pro Mixer. April 3rd: Show and Tell. March 22nd: InterCommittee coworking session. April 1st: Monthly actions zap. Join us to attend! cartoonist.coop/join”

A colorful geometric graphic featuring Nibford and Inkling smiling on the sides. In the middle is various shapes with text in them. The text reads,"March 2026 Recurring events. March 14th: AccountABuddy DrawJam. Every Thursday: Art Huddle. March 10th and 24th: Critique Group A. march 20th: Critique Group B. March 28th: Critique Group C. March 27th: Pro Mixer. April 3rd: Show and Tell. March 22nd: InterCommittee coworking session. April 1st: Monthly actions zap. Join us to attend! cartoonist.coop/join”

There are tons of new and recurring the co-op events this month through April! Interested in checking them out? Join your fellow members and apply today! πŸ“…

Art by @ear-a-corn.bsky.social

09.03.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A hand-drawn digital painting by the artist Dhiyanah Hassan of three garden eels on the ocean floor. The one in thr foreground is painted in more detail, sticking out from the sand and slightly bending its head towards streams of light depicted in a soft lilac tone, part of the dynamic shading of the piece. The other two are in the background, facing the opposite direction but similarly looking up at the light rays. The background is a mix of textured and blurry, wuth some grains of sand highlighted.

A hand-drawn digital painting by the artist Dhiyanah Hassan of three garden eels on the ocean floor. The one in thr foreground is painted in more detail, sticking out from the sand and slightly bending its head towards streams of light depicted in a soft lilac tone, part of the dynamic shading of the piece. The other two are in the background, facing the opposite direction but similarly looking up at the light rays. The background is a mix of textured and blurry, wuth some grains of sand highlighted.

Revisiting a fave, experimenting with different brushes and gestures for this study of Spotted Garden Eels #SundayFishSketch 🐑
#art #SciArt #fish #fishArt #wildlife #wildlifeArt #nature #artists

09.03.2026 00:47 πŸ‘ 146 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
Rabbit on a gusty day seaside.

Rabbit on a gusty day seaside.

Missed my beach rabbit character, so revisited this piece and painted them up. 🌊🐚

Available!
5x5", $100 (free us shipping)
DM to claim

08.03.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 208 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Watermelon party for the birds! πŸ‰

07.03.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 1003 πŸ” 138 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 5

it's the tiny grunts with headrest/side-eye that really worm their way into one's soul

06.03.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
fuzzy photo of cardigan corgi sitting and slurping up a tiny piece of turkey from my fingers, big nose forward view, little tongue, bug rug and galactic blanket in back/foreground

fuzzy photo of cardigan corgi sitting and slurping up a tiny piece of turkey from my fingers, big nose forward view, little tongue, bug rug and galactic blanket in back/foreground

06.03.2026 20:29 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

hand feeding pieces of turkey from my sandwich to my corgi because I am too tired to resist the top tier professional begging and thus am teaching him some terrible lessons I will curse past me for later

happy Friday

06.03.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just can't get enough

13.11.2024 17:03 πŸ‘ 2605 πŸ” 711 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 7

πŸ’œ *waves noodle arms in solidarity*

06.03.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0