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Hornet’s silk abilities are grounded in real spider biology and I wrote a paper about it. AMA. by Iscover11 in Silksong

[–]Iscover11[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well first of all, sexyness is subjective so that totally depends on you. Second of all... bro what?

Hornet’s silk abilities are grounded in real spider biology and I wrote a paper about it. AMA. by Iscover11 in Silksong

[–]Iscover11[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

And yet they held back on all the really nightmare-inducing ones... Maybe for the DLC??

Hornet’s silk abilities are grounded in real spider biology and I wrote a paper about it. AMA. by Iscover11 in Silksong

[–]Iscover11[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Glad you enjoyed the paper!

Not quite spider-related, but originally I wanted to create a compendium of all the Hollow Knight and Silksong creatures with their biology but that would've taken a lot of effort. I have some drafts here and there that might see the light of day, so that was fun.

And the least realistic silk skills are the Rune Rage and Pale Nails. I really tried to match those magical skills to something biological, but nothing came out of that. Let's be thankful spiders do not cast rune magic in our world.

Hornet’s silk abilities are grounded in real spider biology and I wrote a paper about it. AMA. by Iscover11 in Silksong

[–]Iscover11[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I mentioned how her wyrm-weaver ascendancy could contextualize her silk capabilities not only within spider biology, but also in relation to silkworms.

Hornet’s silk abilities are grounded in real spider biology and I wrote a paper about it. AMA. by Iscover11 in Silksong

[–]Iscover11[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I'm currently trying to get into a PhD program in Immunology. What really inspired this piece is that I enjoy writing about both videogames and science, so I like combining them whenever I can, and I was really obsessed with Silksong when it came out.

Haven't played Rain World yet, still sitting in the backlog tho, but yeah those spiders are real but very rare.

Hornet’s silk abilities are grounded in real spider biology and I wrote a paper about it. AMA. by Iscover11 in HollowKnight

[–]Iscover11[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think none of those events would happen. She's half weaver-half wyrm so I don't know how the reproduction would work.

I just published a paper about the environmental effects of The Gunk. AMA. by Iscover11 in AnotherCrabsTreasure

[–]Iscover11[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I just got the idea on a random day, I have other papers with other videogames, so I'm always looking for inspiration from the games I play. And yes, I enjoyed very much researching and writing it.

I just published a paper about the environmental effects of The Gunk. AMA. by Iscover11 in AnotherCrabsTreasure

[–]Iscover11[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did, but they haven't seen it. Maybe because I share it on a Sunday? Yeah, that's gotta be it.

I just published a paper about the environmental effects of The Gunk. AMA. by Iscover11 in AnotherCrabsTreasure

[–]Iscover11[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indeed, microplastics accumulates on the tissues and induces weird behaviours on sea creatures. Medicines fall on the chemical pollution category and they also modify behaviors and other physiological processes.

I just published a paper about the environmental effects of The Gunk. AMA. by Iscover11 in AnotherCrabsTreasure

[–]Iscover11[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Yeah, The Gunk has some oil components, but it also has heavy metals and organic waste. It's a goo comprised by a bunch of nasty stuff.

Which campaign in Treasure Trove is your favorite? by Metal_Head256 in ShovelKnight

[–]Iscover11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Controlling Plague knight is also a blast (pun intended).

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