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[–] [email protected] 96 points 4 months ago (2 children)

That's some dark souls shit right there.

[–] Diplomjodler3 29 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I was thinking Warhammer.

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds 17 points 4 months ago

Night Lords reading this like "nice"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

#nidthings

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

More like Monster Hunter

[–] [email protected] 71 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

This community is just cool_science_facts now. I am here for it tbh.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 4 months ago (1 children)

We go for the Dawkins definition of "meme."

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I have to head off to work, can you give me a quick lowdown on this scientific meme definition?

[–] the_dopamine_fiend 32 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Meme : Gene :: Culture : Species

A Dawkinsian "meme" is like an idea-unit that can take hold and thrive in the landscape of imagination, developing into culture or philosophy if it spreads widely enough.

[–] EleventhHour 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That’s a really good definition

[–] CodexArcanum 8 points 4 months ago

Good definition! I'll often say it is a "primary unit of cultural exchange." I consider a lot of things memes: internet memes of course, songs, scenes from movies, plot tropes, characters, basically any bit of culture that can be encapsulated and identified as a distinct entity.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 4 months ago (4 children)

So what humans have done for millenia in the form of furs, leather and bone?

[–] Sylvartas 28 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but these guys have exoskeletons so they are cooler. Sorry, I don't make the rules

[–] nul9o9 9 points 4 months ago

Hunting giant insects back in the day would be terrifying, but exoskeleton armor would be bad ass.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago

Yes but they are insects so it's pretty cool

Just imagine if I told you that the cookbug cooks it's prey by throwing it into fire. You would find it cool despite also doing it.

[–] Ziglin 5 points 4 months ago

It's still pretty rare though.

[–] psmgx 1 points 4 months ago

Bone maybe, but leather and first have practical reasons related to temperature. Any camo benefits are incidental.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 months ago (3 children)

So they’re the Reavers of the insect world.

[–] EleventhHour 8 points 4 months ago

But I thought they were just a legend…

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Q: How does a reaver clean his blade?

A:

Tap for spoilerHe runs it through the Wash.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Like what we do with fur and leather?

[–] SendMePhotos 9 points 4 months ago

Yeah but these guys have exoskeletons so they are cooler. Sorry, I don't make the rules

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Great camouflage. Carrying a sack of dozens dead ants on your back does not draw attention at all.

[–] SkyezOpen 27 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Camouflage through intimidation. If you saw a dude sneaking around covered in human skulls, no you didn't.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

I didn’t indeed. You got a point there.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Like that guy who walked in on Batman and was just like.....nope.

[–] CitizenKong 3 points 4 months ago

Ants "see" mostly by smells. This would probably smell like another ant and thus wouldn't be bothered.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I guess spiders don't want to eat a pile of dead ants, even if it's moving. Not the sharpest tools in the shed, spiders.

[–] NONE_dc 11 points 4 months ago (3 children)

We already had an Ocean Soulslike (Another Crab's Treasure). Now we need a Bug Soulslike.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Isn't that Hollow Knight?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Too easy, frankly, and the awesome ways you can modify yourself don't match with Dark Souls. Actually having significant, meaningful differences in your combat isn't Dark Souls.

Half /s

[–] Sylvartas 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm a dark souls enjoyer who thinks that hollow knight is a gorgeous game with mediocre platforming and decent combat. I'm pretty sure you made my blood pressure jump to unsafe levels

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Lol, I do what I can. Let me try harder. I love hollow, and play back through dark souls when I can. Hollow knight's world doesn't quite have the same replay value for me. Dark souls doesn't quite have enough of a game play loop difference to make me even care about the different weapons.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Hollow Knight?

[–] NONE_dc 3 points 4 months ago

I mean... Yeah? But I was referring to a Full Soulslike game in 3D, and I see Hollow knight more like a Metroidvania with some Soulslike features.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

Litter bugs (green lacewing larvae) do this as well. Great bug to have in your garden as they feed on aphids, scale, mealy bugs - pretty much all the pests you don't want on your plants.

Also they are metal af.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

That must be terrifying to see at it's scale. Wtf.

[–] clif 7 points 4 months ago

"Nature is fucking metal"

[–] Sam_Bass 4 points 4 months ago

dont hate on the style

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Same.

[–] Rolando 4 points 4 months ago

To attract those bugs, play SLAYER!!!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Found Earth's version of Skinner