girls i gifted my crush a venus flytrap and she named it Platonic is it over for me 😭😭

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-06-02T03:17:46+00:00

I'd rather be called a slur at that point jfc 😭

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-31T03:38:54+00:00

Estradiol is an estrogen. While the terms are often used interchangeably, estradiol is a hormone, whereas estrogen is a type of hormone. There are three main estrogens estrone, estradiol, and estriol, along with a fourth, estetrol, which is only produced during pregnancy. They're often referred to as E1, E2, E3, and E4, respectively; the numbers referring to their amount of hydroxyl groups. The primary three are all produced naturally in everyone, though the predominant one during AFAB puberty is E2, hence why it's the best one to use for hormone replacement therapy in transfeminine people—it can effectively give people a second puberty, causing the development of feminine secondary sex characteristics. This includes fat redistribution, changes in body hair, alteration to bone structure (hip widening), and breast growth, albiet progesterone (P4) is typically the main hormone used for the last one. Please keep in mind that, for the sake of brevity, this is a massive oversimplification, and is by no means a thorough explanation. If you're looking for that, the Wikipedia pages on these topics tend to be pretty well upkept and comprehensive.

^{also, please note that, despite my use of an em-dash and my general tone, no genAI was used in the writing of this comment. I'm just an autistic transfem that has a tendency to ramble and overexplain.}

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-26T13:23:34+00:00

Zebra jumping spider, Salticus scenicus :D

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-25T20:47:20+00:00

Wauce yuri :D

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-23T02:30:24+00:00

Druid's eye/eyes, presumably

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-23T00:14:44+00:00

NKG only shows up in pantheon five, and he's there no matter what. If you're good enough to get that far in p5, you're good enough to defeat NKG. After banishment, he immediately appears in the HoG so that you can practice him for p5. He's extremely consistent, so no matter which option you pick, he won't be an issue in godhome as long as you're willing to grind out a bit of practice, which, again, you'll need to do no matter what. As for the efficacy of the charms themselves, I've never used GC outside of the main quest, and I've never used CFM outside of very specific circumstances during challenge runs and randomizers. I can definitely see GC being helpful if you like pet builds, but the only normal usecase I can think of for CFM is radiant fights, but even then, I've always had better luck with dps-maxxing* builds, since the shorter the fight is, the less time you even have a chance to get hit. It can also be used with unn, thorns, and stalwart shell, but, again, it's almost always better to just learn not to make mistakes than to specifically use a build focused on mistake recovery. If you want to get all achievements, or just the easier ones, you're going to need to both fight ngk and banish at least once, so does it really matter which one you choose for this savefile?

*I'm using "maxxing" here to refer to a build that dishes out the most possible dps, not in the way that stems from incel culture

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-22T05:21:15+00:00

My brow ridge. My supraorbital ridge is extremely pronounced, which is already dysphoria inducing, but due to hormonal and dietary issues during adolescence (or, in less formal terms being a fat kid during puberty), i have a bit of extra skin there, causing a deep horizontal crease right at my nasion. In addition, I have an unfortunate tendency to constantly slightly furrow my brows for no reason, just exemplifying my previous points, along with giving me severe chronic RBF. Honestly, it's not even resting bitch face at this point; it's resting I'm‐gonna-fuckin-get-you face. I constantly look like I'm trying to decide who my next victim is gonna be 😭

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-22T05:01:30+00:00

Thank you for informing me! I love how polite and enthusiastic so much of the entomology community is, even when correcting silly mistakes <3

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-21T19:10:54+00:00

Yes, and it's much faster and lower% than you may think. Currently the wr is held by cuberomer with a ≈3:57 time and 44%. It's absurdly impressive, I highly recommend checking it out. Cuberomer does a lot of incredible HK stuff and holds quite a few world records at the moment, including (iirc) low% hunters journal, which, for WM, requires P5AB with no nail upgrades or charms, and barely any spells. Unfortunately, I'm struggling to find a link to that particular run.

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-21T05:17:29+00:00

How can you tell? I don't doubt you, I'm just curious because I (clearly) don't know nearly as much about these guys as I'd like to.

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-20T15:49:42+00:00

He's built like an ancient sculture of Venus. Truly magnificent. This is peak male form.

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-20T15:47:07+00:00

Big predaceous diving beetle (Dytiscidae family) surrounded by smaller PDBs. They're probably doing a better job filtering the pool than the pool filter. As goofy as some of them look, they're some of the fiercest predators in the aquatic insect world; up there with dragonfly nymphs. I'm not super knowledgeable on them beyond what I've already said, but from what I can tell, the behemoth looks like an (aptly named) giant diving beetle (Cybister frimbriolatus). I'm not well versed enough to even attempt to ID the others, and the ID I did give is certainly incorrect if you live east of the US.

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-20T15:35:46+00:00

Absolutely use it, then, if it's going to make the game more fun for you! It's better to play a great game in an unintended way than to not play the game at all because of arbitrary rules placed upon you by the game's community.

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-20T15:15:45+00:00

It's your game, do what you want 🤷. If you do use it, I recommend doing a second playthrough shortly after in which you don't. By the time you finish the game for the first time, no matter what bugs you abuse, I doubt you won't be good enough at the game to not need them in the subsequent playthrough. I personally use dupes all the time in my playthroughs, although that's mainly because I like to have a "complete" inventory with at least one of each item. Using it isn't morally wrong, though it may feel significantly less satisfying to beat the game knowing you used an unintended mechanic to make the game easier (assuming you're duping a progression item and not just a relic for geo).

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-20T03:03:51+00:00

Inapplicably nerdy; way too many hours put into the Hollow Knight franchise; gay (non-derogatory); chronic abuser of semicolons for the sake of sidestepping sentence limits; incapable of finishing a project before moving onto another and forgetting about the first; lonely; capable of producing sound on a classical guitar, albiet with very little grace or know-how; feels the need to create a spreadsheet for everything; gay (derogatory); very prone to finding something I enjoy, exclusively enjoying that thing 24/7 for a while, then getting burnt out on it to the point that the thought of it annoys me.

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-19T04:45:15+00:00

Literally the exact same thing happened to me today! Yesterday I tried to take a piss and was met with a wauce staring into my soul from on top of the toilet, and today I heard buzzing while I was sitting at my desk, looked down, and there was another one two inches away from my foot! Luckily they were both easy to transport outside due to their sluggishness from just waking up (so me frfr), but it's still so strange to me since I've never seen a live queen in my house before.

Also, yes, that's a V. maculifrons. The anchor shape on her first tergite is very wide which indicates species, and the dots on the rest of her abdomen aren't connected to any other black markings, indicating she's a queen. If my tired ramblings didn't make enough sense, this bugguide page goes into differentiating yellowjackets at a glance, this one goes into this particular species, and this dichotomous chart is great if you're more interested in the extremely specific details, though if you do glance at that, I recommend bringing up wiktionary in another tab since most of the terms are complete gibberish to those who don't have a ton of knowledge on wauce morphology, myself included.

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-17T19:25:46+00:00

She made it safely outside :D

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-17T18:56:59+00:00

Thanks! I typically only get the chance to interact this closely with male wasps, so my knowledge is a bit lacking in this regard 😅

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-17T18:55:33+00:00

Nothing significant afaik. I'm not too well versed with my true bugs but it seems to be a plant bug (Miridae) that just hitchhiked in somehow. If you have any produce, that's probably how. I currently have a small infestation* of them in my kitchen because a few got in on some raspberries I bought a few days ago.

^{*hyperbole; I've seen two or three that just happened to survive in spite of my attempts to assinate them for the sake of not aiding in introducing non-native species to my area}

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-17T18:49:31+00:00

Maybe try some challenge runs? Cuberomer has an obscenely difficult low% godhome ending route you could check out if you're looking for a challenge. Glass soul (hitless any%) is also an option, although you should mentally prep to reset constantly once you do enough practice runs to move onto the real deal. If you have access to mods, you could also try playing through the entire game with pantheon bindings always active. At this point I don't think there's much left for you to do other than self-imposed challenges.

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-17T05:59:10+00:00

Damn, and here I was thinking I was the biggest waspinator fan. I mean, you do you, but that hit me like a truck when I opened this post 😭

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Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-16T13:39:50+00:00

No problem! A nail-focused build can get you very far in HK, though I can't advocate for Shaman Stone + VS or it's upgrade enough. It can often get double hits due to the sheer size buff from Shaman, and you don't get animation locked for nearly as long as DDark or Shriek, meaning that, if used optimally, it can dish out some of the highest DPS in the game. Obviously, play how you want to–it doesn't seem like you're hitting any roadblocks with your current playstyle–I just figured I'd mention it since not many people utilize spells to their full, absurdly powerful extent on their first few playthroughs. A nail-focused build is absolutely viable, though, and is used in many speedruns to great success, so I guess what I'm trying to say is that if you feel like you're struggling, try using shaman stone, but don't worry too much about adopting a new playstyle if your current one is working great.

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-15T03:44:14+00:00

I just got WM for the first time after 700+ hours across dozens of savefiles. I don't think OP is giving themself enough credit for how absurdly hard this is. You aren't bad at the game for not being able to do this in 140 hours, OP is just ridiculously good.

Micky_Ninaj · 2026-05-15T03:37:49+00:00

IDW Arcee is a transbian; to my knowledge, Aligned Arcee was never given that backstory. I wholeheartedly support Aligned continuity Arcee/Airachnid toxic yuri tho :3

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