Humans-B-Gone! #7 - Weevil Woes - Sci-Fi Insect Animation About Giant Praying Mantis

Sophodra the praying mantis shows Rose the tarantula the ropes of her new job. First up: Taking care of a human infestation at the request of an old weevil. Meanwhile, the humans themselves are faced with a cow problem...
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In a world of giant insects, a praying mantis works in pest control--controlling humans, that is. With the help of her beleaguered tarantula assistant, of course. A sci-fi cartoon series about big bugs and the world of bizarre biology that they inhabit.

[@HumansBGone]

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[@roccofinnegan]

So good wow

[@roccofinnegan]

❤❤❤❤

[@WILDMUSTANGX]

Something interesting I recently learned about butterflies is that they're actually more closely related to crustaceans than insects.

[@HumansBGone]

@@WILDMUSTANGX No lol, *insects* **are** crustaceans (or at least closely related--taxonomists don't all agree)! Butterflies aren't any more crustacean than any other insect.

[@WILDMUSTANGX]

@@HumansBGone But butterflies blur the lines a bit more than other insects, like how their wings develop and their ability to see a broader spectrum of color.

[@jaredmichaud1160]

I adore the fact that Sophodra will become visibly annoyed when the others don't know the proper names for humans. She becomes more frustrated when she tries to teach them only for them to show no interest due to disgust. As an animal person, I can relate.

[@Zentusichernun]

I feel Sophodra. It's like seeing myself talking about insects and the like to someone that finds them "disgusting"

[@peytoia]

SAME LOL this is how i feel talking to my coworkers when they find a bug to show me and ask me to move it hahaha

[@ambasutori9053]

Dangit now this makes me feel bad for disliking most bugs all this time, im sorree ahk

[@muffy7268]

not my fault I've got this unreasonable fear for most bugs 😞

[@13578947XZ]

Everyone experiences life differently. You never need to feel bad for the feelings you experience. The only control you have is the actions you take based on those feelings. It is our job as thinking creatures to challenge our actions, not our feelings. Our feelings come to us, and our actions are what we choose to do about it. Keep this in mind so you may never succumb to guilt by what your body presents to you, but instead you may learn and grow and improve in a realistic manner.

[@Anonymous-73]

I find bugs creepy but I am willing to listen to people info-dump on them anyway

[@thedappercritter6644]

It was worth the wait to see Sophodora be equally unhinged and frisky while nightmare cows stalk about.

[@Randomdudefromtheinternet]

Might hope for the weevil to tip her better?

[@Anonymous-73]

Hope he knows what happens to Males during Mantis mating season…

[@syweb2]

@@Anonymous-73 In truth, that only happens when they are stressed or food isn't available. Since the study that popularized this notion was done in captivity, the mantises were stressed. This behavior is much less common in nature.

[@Tiosedan]

I love how Sophodra being a mantis makes her friskyness super unseattling!

[@gengarghast]

Disagree. It's even hotter.

[@Tiosedan]

@@gengarghast That head's going to be more literal than expected.

[@dysn3961]

Ohhh, I love the idea of humans having their own false mimick species Also, got 15 points

[@ashtongiertz8728]

Reminds me of a post I read that went something like "the existence of the uncanny valley implies that at one point there was a need for humans to be wary of something that mimicked the appearance of a human"

[@dysn3961]

@@ashtongiertz8728 I very much remember that post, although others have noted that a lot of that instinctual response is usually as a reaction to unhealthy conditions that humans might be threatened by, such as behavior similar to late stage rabies or the way that corpses are perceived. Still, that doesn't take away the horror and uncanniness from the idea of predatory false humans

[@dubuyajay9964]

I don't...for obvious reasons. *Gets 12-gauge.*

[@jedder]

If I was a human in this world, I think I would let Sophodra take me just to keep me safe from THOSE cows.

[@douglasallar9176]

Same

[@SolidusCurncer]

I'd let her take me for entirely different reasons

[@Insanity_TM]

@@SolidusCurncername checks out

[@BrunoMaricFromZagreb]

Oh I am SURE that there are no OTHER reasons.

[@yingtyson4493]

Giant 200ft mantis? I'd shit myself. That cow? The entire room is going brown.

[@agustinrdizon8691]

“Sophodra's unique blend of professionalism and seductiveness makes her a force to be reckoned with.” “She is a master of her craft, and her ability to captivate and charm those around her only adds to her appeal.” “Whether she is working as an exterminator or simply being herself, Sophodra is a true force of nature.”

[@BrunoMaricFromZagreb]

Rogue from Sonic,but as a giant insect.

[@William_Bryant]

Customer reviews?

[@Tiosedan]

@@BrunoMaricFromZagreb Rouge the bat?

[@BrunoMaricFromZagreb]

@@Tiosedan No,the chameleon that shows up in an obscure racing game SEGA developted in 1981. ... . . . . . _Yes_ Rogue,the white-furred bat that goes around stealing things. I apologise for the sarcasm & attitude,I'm just surprised that you, _somehow_ ,Don't know about DeviantArt's favorite f4p-bait. Unless you were intentionslly trying to get me mad by acting dumn,un which case,well played.

[@syweb2]

@@BrunoMaricFromZagreb The confusion was likely due to the spelling: you spelled it _Rogue_ instead of _Rouge,_ the first being pronounced "roeg" while the second is pronounced "rooj".

[@yacabo111]

I'm a bit late to this, but I came across the idea that manti use their big eyes for just motion tracking and have three color sensors in between their compound eyes. I just noticed Soph has them, which of course she would and it's a nice detail, but it really adds to the feeling that all of this is really well researched.

[@HumansBGone]

Mantises have color receptors (blue, green, and ultraviolet) in all their eyes, the three center eyes (ocelli) are used to orient during flight! This is reflected in the ocelli being lost in insects that have lost flight, like worker ants--breeding ants, which do fly, still have them. In American cockroaches, which fly very little, there are only two very reduced ocelli. In fact, Professor Gregorsa's "glasses" are actually his ocelli!

[@astick5249]

@@HumansBGone ooo never knew it was for orientation! Come to think of it, just using 3 small dots to see colour would be kinda odd.

[@squidpizza6320]

Very big fan of the smear frames here. Adds a nice feeling of momentum to Soph rushing around and stuff.

[@hellacoorinna9995]

Ohlordy, Sophodra sure is a smooth talker.

[@THEDIVINEMISCARRIAGE]

I hope humans find a way to communicate safely with the insect people.

[@thememer3540]

I imagine this will either be thro the humans going gulliver travels style and ensaring them both and using a pheromone spewer machine or the insects find out that humans are far far far more intelegent than they first thought.

[@THEDIVINEMISCARRIAGE]

@@thememer3540 oh no it is alright stated by mantis lady that humans are intelligent, form societies, and can communicate with one another. I think it is the other way around.

[@thememer3540]

​@@THEDIVINEMISCARRIAGEThey still prolly underestimate just HOW intelegent they are. Aka not aweare they are regular peaple.

[@THEDIVINEMISCARRIAGE]

@@thememer3540 I'm talking about how the humans see the insect people as intelligent monsters

[@pokemon05100]

I imagine that at some point the insect people manage to make contact with "our" universe. That is, if Gregosa is diagetic.

[@paintedpig3021]

The art style is super charming, as someone with arachnophobia I was initially worried but the designs are great

[@kannonsircy7748]

Just discovered this series. A world where insects are people and we're the pests is definitely an interesting concept and I can't wait to see where you go with it. And I'm loving these characters (or at least the translation of them)!Also 2 things: 1. Why are all the humans we see female? 2. Who's writing those hidden messages at the end?

[@HumansBGone]

You'll see!

[@thememer3540]

My take is 1: cuz women tend to sweat less than men so they can camuflage their scent more easly and thus are more often sent on missions. 2:anti-ant rebels maybe?

[@pokemon05100]

@@thememer3540 I suspect the humans we're watching might just be demivolutes themselves, fulfilling a similar role to ants or other eusocial insects. They seem like they vary from our world pretty hard, and I wouldn't be surprised if they're totally native to the universe shown.

[@corpsdice2910]

reminds me of how most ants are female and are usually the ones defending the nest.

[@HumansBGone]

@@corpsdice2910 Not just usually, always! Male ants exist only to mate and die. All workers are females.

[@pokemon05100]

Just found this series for the first time. Aside from the cool bug facts, I'm really intrigued by the connection between our world and the fictional one. The latin for "protocule" is innocuous enough, probably roughly meaning "small ancestor," but "macrovolute" and "demivolute" are both kinda strange. "Volute," from what I can tell, means roughly "to turn." Would that imply these terms translate to "turned big" and "half-turned" respectively? That might explain why two very different phenomena are both referred to as demivolutes at the same time; arthropods that didn't gain intelligence and vertebrates that morphed to look very different would both be changed, just not in the way macrovolutes were. Perhaps there was some event that changed creatures very quickly? Despite this, it doesn't seem Gregosa is somehow speaking to the native humans of his world. He references large differences that these humans are supposedly already aware of, even so far as basic physics being different. Assuming these talks are diagetic, which they seem to be, it implies that there might've been some sort of first contact between worlds? I'd be excited to see whether the story potentially continues far enough for us to see this first contact. There are also a number of oddities surrounding our supposed "humans." I've noticed that they are all female, somewhat like many ant or bee colonies. The stronger human could be a different caste in this system. Perhaps the "demivolute" Gregosa mentions us having already seen is referring to this? Maybe the humans are demivolutes, and not true humans. Gregosa mentions our ancient reliance on fire, implying perhaps that these demivolute humans were once normal humans much like us before whatever mutagenic event happened. These are just some of my theories on what might be going on. Without Gregosa addressing who his audience might be, it'd be pretty impossible for us to know any of this yet. Just wanted to contribute what lore tidbits I noticed, myself. Overall, I hope to see this series continue.

[@lonewasp]

I honestly thought that this simply doesn't take place on Earth at all, and that the reason we only see militant humans is because humans were never from this world, but rather became a spacefaring species and came to this planet in an attempt to explore/colonize it. It'd also explain the booze line, how they have advanced weapons and armor despite the lack of human infrastructure around, and how there are so many of them even though we've only seen females. Maybe I'm missing something? But this seems like the most logical explanation for humans, to me.

[@William_Bryant]

Personally, I see the derivative "-volute" following the same word use as "e-volve" rather than "re-volve". They are "Great evolved" macrovolutes, and "less greatly evolved" demivolutes.

[@КрасныйОрёл-л9х]

I've always assumed Gregosa to breaking 4th wall. Concerning in-universe humans, they don't look to have technology space-faring humans would have. Such as space suits. Tbh, i find it strange that these humans apted to become parasitic, instead of negotiate to have a small corner to live in and not touch macrovolutes homes. If we could negotiate with insects so they sit somwhere not near us and maintained somewhat constant population, we would do that. Then again, formicosa seems to be totalitarian/authoritarian dictatorship, so maybe ant queens just don't want tp negotiate.

[@felipecosta-kv2fx]

Well, I don't see humans being all female as unusual. If stories can make whole armies where there only men, There can also be some stories where everyone is a woman.

[@syweb2]

@@КрасныйОрёл-л9х I mean, can the humans even communicate with the Macrovolutes? They communicate primarily through smell, while we use sound. Plus, since our kind of technology is difficult to make and doesn't last long there, we wouldn't be able to reliably make any sort of translation device through means we are familiar with.

[@NoName-fg1eu]

Love the series so far and where it is going. If I may be so bold, it could be cool to see a Sophodra tips or a new little series like Sophodra's examinations about humans. It would be interesting what to see what she gets right while also seeing what theories are wrong but still humorous. Especially finding a human settlement at rest. Finding things like an amphitheater or wearing different colored clothing or even finding work shops developing's weapons and tools or some form of farms would be fascinating to her i'm sure. Could be a simple little side series in-between the main series.

[@HumansBGone]

I've been thinking about doing a new Sophodra's Tips lately, so I'll be sure to take that into consideration!

[@NoName-fg1eu]

One thing to add to that idea that I think you would find humorous. Perhaps in one of her attempts to examine or get closer to humans either via removal or research, she knows that they can't see ved so she covers herself in a ved paint or something to try and get closer and not disturb them. However even though she's wearing a color we can't see, she blocks out light since she's still an giant object so it just comes off as a big black shadow of doom which is even more terrifying looking.

[@bw000m]

awesome episode! was so cool seeing the other vertebrates in this world up close after hearing about weasels and vultures in that bonus episode

[@dafartmaster4202]

the smear frames are a super fun new addition :) it feels like you're really perfecting your art form as far as 3d animation goes :D

[@sirpigeoniii]

24 points for this semester. I'm sad I didn't wonder about the translation of music into smell because that is a really interesting detail. I think it's cool to wonder about how different perceptions of the world can cause different cultural differences.

[@matthewmayo9270]

Sophodra is so passionate about her work, I wonder if there was some significant even that sparked her interest in pest control.

[@HumansBGone]

;)

[@bradonbyrd8061]

This is the most brilliant show no series animated show yet videos I would say and yet so far you have yet to surprise me with your variation and your crazy idea not to mention you made it into a scenario like a house or a home is like the insects are living their own side of lifestyle

[@shssoh]

Oh, Rose’s dream of being the butterfly over the flower field, and that giant rose in the end. I wonder about that translated into the orchideo, how cool that would be to experience. And then that juxtaposed with the nightmare cow at the end… I love this series! 1:55 It’s so cool seeing how they can just grow their own technology I really love prof Gregorsa’s sections. (Look at his little glasses spots!) This world is so exciting! 20 points this class A demivolute we’ve seen before? Vera? The Commander of that human group? The one Sophodra recognized? AAA this is all so mysterious!

[@Fahrenheit4051]

Plant technology probably originated from the gall wasps.

[@BrunoMaricFromZagreb]

I had assumed that was merely a human in weird armour.

[@judsongaiden9878]

This feels like something that might have been on Liquid Television in the early '90s. (That's high praise, btw.)

[@HumansBGone]

Liquid Television produced some of my favorite works of media ever, so I'm highly flattered!

[@judsongaiden9878]

@@HumansBGone 😁

[@bdfsminotaur805]

That cow is going to be in my nightmares. Awesome series by the way!

[@sarcasmhatter595]

I'm possessed with the feral need to see what a cicada looks like in your art style. This lil weevil fella is so stinkin cute ;~; Top notch animation as always, Rev!

[@vezoth6055]

I think, from all the disturbed versions of cows I have seen in my life. This one sits at the top for me. It being a weird predatory humanoid mimic, is a special sense of disturbing, with a dollop of terrifying on the side

[@thomashenry4798]

Fun fact: Human music is hypothesized to be related to how we walk as bipedal creatures, and to our ancient hypothesized hunting strategy. Rhythm emerges from synchronizing our footsteps and breathing when on the move allowing our brains to scan our soundscape for things that dont belong (such as a snapping twig) during the instnaces when we arent creating noise with our gait. From this rhythm emerges the phenomenon we understand to be music. So it would make sense that weevils music focuses on emphasizing a different behavior as weevils arent social creatures as I understand them? Their music would come from a different origin from ours. Not to mention that it cant actually hear, so their music is probably more like an opera recording?

[@HumansBGone]

Look at the notes after credits, Gregorsa explains!

[@jerichosison3712]

Kung fu panda mantis:❤(sigh) finally

[@Kankan_Mahadi]

Must say, I love the characters. Weevil guy reminds me of Wimpy from the Popeye cartoons. The mantis lady is hot (but too bad we all know what happens to the males). Those 'cows' are nightmare fuel, though.

[@dazant4915]

Weevil bopping to his tunes is absolutely adorable

[@Drogo_my_beloved]

WHY ARE SO MANY PEOPLE SIMPING FOR THE LITERAL PRAYING MANTIS

[@dudebromisterjake]

This is one of the most wildly creative works of fiction I have ever consumed. Please don't stop.

[@superequinox4185]

mantis kind of a baddie ngl😳

[@Some_Goose]

i ADORE the drawn motion lines in this one!!

[@kuwagattan]

I LOVE THIS WEEVIL!!!!! so so cute and this entire ep was fantastic...

[@ashtongiertz8728]

I imagine in a society where people's vision and color range vary so widely, members with extra sight capabilities, such as Sophodra, must be frustrated when trying to explain the nuanced details none of their peers are capable of seeing.

[@alejandroroberson4547]

You know it's surprising to see an employee flirting with a customer.

[@HumansBGone]

Think of the old stereotype about salesmen and lonely housewives--though, in her case, she's just fishing for good reviews.

[@alejandroroberson4547]

@@HumansBGone I was once being flirted by a customer at my job after I'd loaded up her items in her car.

[@thatonething.73]

I love the use of variant types of animation styles, and how creative this can be, while having a brief educational lesson at the end. I like this vvonderful channel.

[@Fonzie4444]

So the mantis, hear me out.

[@LordOfBugz]

I’m all ears

[@denifnaf5874]

​@@LordOfBugzmost bugs don't have ears

[@HumansBGone]

Mantises do!

[@noiceboi555]

⁠@@HumansBGoneisn’t a mantis ear between the legs? I heard it could detect ultrasonic waves but i could be wrong

[@HumansBGone]

@@noiceboi555 You're 100% correct! Have a bonus point ;)

[@anglure3617]

Another great episode, and with cows even! But darn, I got all but 1 point... There's always a straggler

[@CerealBee]

that mantis was heller sus with that weevil lol

[@mothmanmarcus346]

I’m reminded of that one tumblr post that stated that the mantis was the cat of the bug world while weevils were dogs in an obviously affectionate tongue and cheek manner. I cannot help associate sophodra with that same cat like mischief and cunning (after all, both mantises and cats are great hunters) and the weevil is just so stinking adorable. He vaguely reminds me of my own old dog who passed away some years ago. He makes me smile. A part of me is curious as to what baby calves look like in this world as well as other bovines. I think a bison would be terrifying (although, they already are quite imposing in real life)

[@OPTTWoodrow]

Great as always! Love the notes at the end and the references for extra reading!

[@gengarghast]

0:57 Mommy? I mean mommy? I mean mommy? I mean mommy? I mea

[@jitters_xp]

Gooosh I'm so happy to have stumbled across this series, can't wait for the next episode!!

[@coraclebirdboat]

aaooh the animation is getting so confident and GOOD. everythying about this is top notch you made sophodra too hot tho that's illegal you can't keep getting away with this

[@howicus8370]

22 Points! I love the little weevil man. Sophodra, you flirt!

[@Cinemamuffin]

Heyyy, I remember seeing that weevil get made on stream! I LOVE the painted portions too- I love seeing the combination of 2D and 3D in this one. It's also really interesting to see what a "normal day" looks like for Sophodra and co. :3 It's interesting to me that humans have a mimic species though- I thought before that they were newcomers to this planet, but they must have been there for quite some time if they have a species evolved to mimic them? Also, after looking up that weevil monument, I find it very funny that the weevil wasn't there until 30 years later when a guy went "hey shouldn't our weevil monument *have* a weevil on it" and made one and put it on there. (As he should.) Got 20 points. :)

[@MrWeeseAChine]

I have no idea what I just watched, but I am definitely intrigued

[@bowshattersg7776]

Randomly got recommended this a few weeks back. This animation series is so charming and I just love the whole giant bug sci-fi setting!

[@theshuman100]

the cows want their calcium back

[@paintedhorse8038]

Oh no, you got me hooked into your world. I am thoroughly curious about your creativity and will be attending your next class!

[@vulpinitemplar5036]

Got such a lovingly jank quality, reminds me of earlier 3D animation in a way, including the fancy gizmos that I have no idea what they are nor what they do but they must be important and such :v Edit: I also love the whole learning process and such, it's a very neat angle and reminds me of the "fun" teachers and lessons that felt more engaging and involved :)

[@c.ostillas]

This was arousing, interesting, captivating, horrorifying, mysterious, psychodelic, informative... SO so much things! What an amazing work

[@locurset]

Sophodra is how I feel when I see a really cool bug and the people around me are disgusted and telling me to step on it :( (Btw Sophodra acting flirty is even funnier when you consider she's a praying mantis)

[@TimesChu]

I'm always happy to see a new episode! What a fascinating world

[@Wizard_Pepsi]

2:02 Gregorsa's Notes: Labouls, a bacteria used as backpacks with minor computing capabilities. My brain: 'Ah yes, the iconic Halo 2 Needler"

[@HumansBGone]

Fungus!

[@Wizard_Pepsi]

Writing brain did an oopsie

[@hivehelepolis6591]

this is honestly the best series i have seen in a long time. the world building is great and some of the most unique i have ever seen! insects in the media is rare, and its even more rare that they are portrayed in a positive light rather than just for "ew" factor. i wonder if humans have their own secret network of trails/writing marked in the color the macrovolutes cant see similar to how we cant sense ant pheromone trails. also i hope that rose can get some sunglasses or something, i feel bad that she has to live in all that light.

[@BrunoMaricFromZagreb]

I hope it doesn't go the way of Confinement.

[@hivehelepolis6591]

@@BrunoMaricFromZagreb same here. I don't think it will though, this series seems to take itself more seriously than confinement

[@vulpinitemplar5036]

And I return here once more with a new found appreciation of the series, a stronger grasp on the setting and themes and a desire to hope it goes well and continues to improve as this new semester starts :) Edit: 17 points. Edit 2: I've only recently become aware that episode 6 technically counts semester 2, so: 26 for that.

[@deuswilktm7341]

Very interesting series, I appreciate additional information. And animation style is very charming... and mommy Mantis, am I right? Okay I'll better go before I get translated into pulp.

[@felidaehargreves3080]

Really enjoying your series. The animation is eye catching and the voice acting is top notch. Keep up the good work!

[@aarter2913]

Just binged the series over the past couple days, it's such a unique concept and love how i even learn some stuff from it. Looking forward to more of this project!

[@NameName2.0]

Sophodora does things to a guy

[@jayxes1402]

I'm really enjoying the series so far! Hope you guys can go until the end. Keep up the good work!

[@bradonbyrd8061]

They are good. This is really really good. Interesting information. I gotta say this is a very good scenarios. It’s incredible set of videos. I’m so glad that I get to see what you guys are capable. Of here

[@peepmeep7075]

AA holy shit that was really good!! i just watched it all after finding it, :DDD i really like it! and it super cool seeing the months of improvement/skill just in a few minutes of time, thank you ! : )) i will be keeping up! (also i really like rose! alot!!)

[@perteks7639]

Ok wow this is very good animation and world created sometimes youtube can recommend hidden gold. There is not enough animators that use mantises as character and they have lots of potential with how big they eyes are to caption a lot of expression. Only other well made mantis i saw was from FTL fan animation

[@astick5249]

29 points! Seems that Rose has some wishes on being a butterfly

[@brineleaves]

I just found this channel and series today and I've gotta say it's a crime these videos aren't more popular because I absolutely love this!! There's so much effort and love on display!! Maybe I'm biased because I love bugs so much but this is all so good! Also, I love how expressive the characters are! Gregorsa is doing a lovely job translating everything hehe

[@KorilD]

Oh dang, I see why this one took so much effort! Lovely work on this episode!

[@doompoison2365]

The algorithm has blessed me with this visually enigmatic series!

[@thewizardslime6764]

20 points in this one I like how there is basically a megaphone/radio but for scent, its really creative

[@HypernovaBolts11]

See you next class!

[@joshuamitchell5018]

I’d like to think I’m personally responsible for at least amplifying some nonpiece of the broader algorithmic boost your channel has if-only specifically across the last 3-4 days when I stumbled into your show by chance. I’m always something of an obsessive when it comes to hunting small channels in general. I introduced your series to 4chan’s cartoons board some days back with a small thread, didn’t especily last long but I thing they/we generally came out of it feeling broadly receptive to what had been made so far with a good appetite/curiosity for the knowing more of the setting you’ve laid out. Congratulations on the breaking of ground by the way it must be a giddy feeling to see your long-languishing channel blow up to near double(?)size practically overnight. I mean that reactor-guy from 4 weeks back mentioned this place had some 5000 subs if I’m remembering right at the time of his uploading.

[@joshuamitchell5018]

And while I’m here I might as well make a go at a lore question and well, being bold actually make something of an OOC loreside suggestion if the answer does amount to ‘yes’ on what I’m about to ask or at least ‘yes’ insofar as it applying to microbes: So there’s evidently Macrovolute versions of the plant and fungal life to but what if anything is there that is different about microbriel life? Are there square-cube upsized bacteria swimming around in Macrovolute biomass? Are cell matter structures upscaled in the same ways? Obviously Macrovolutes are not literally ‘only’ a magnified bug since they’re thinking complex thoughts but how far down does their conquest of cube law go? ‘If’ physics defying free roaming microbial life were a thing in their world after a cube-law upscaling I suspect that blind microbre flailing would be liable to tear it’s ways through a great deal of non-square cube blessed material like a chainsaw through wood. That would lend a touch more credence to your established rule about technology degrading so rapidly. Now obviously this line of questioning around what is what with cube-law has to have it’s buck stop somewhere and god forbid you and your team have to bullshit up a whole damn fantasy physics table of interactions about the minutia of interactions around say magnified protons rubbing into normal electrons and gravity values and blah-de-blah, that’s obviously not where this show is headed. If this stuff will never come up in the show then it is a can of worms that doesn’t deserve to be opened after all.

[@HumansBGone]

Thank you for the 4chan boost, I'm sure that did help! Yeah, it's been amazing watching the channel take off lately!!! There's no team usually, apart from music (this coming episode is an exception--I've actually hired some concept and modeling help!), just me. There are giant demivolute versions of some microbes, yes (only insects and arachnids are thinking macrovolutes!). Mostly these are still animals, but there are some other eukaryotes, and even some bacteria! They get huge, and many can move through air as though through water. The properties of the Unknown Nature affect different beings differently, and the particulars of its mechanics are still unknown even to macrovolutes (thus the name). Molecules themselves cannot be upscaled, but their function is supplemented or mimicked, either by more molecules, a property of the Unknown Nature that creates an amplification of molecular forces, or a third thing that I can't spoil just yet! (It is safe to say that a single-celled organism is very different in internal mechanics as a demivolute vs. its protocule form, however!) Very few of these demivolute microbes live inside macrovolutes, however. It would be a disaster if they did, especially since some get bigger than macrovolutes! No, macrovolute microbiomes consist of protocule microbes, just a whole lot of them.

[@joshuamitchell5018]

@@HumansBGone This is much more of a serious answer then I’d ever expected to hear, coving such an obscure bases as that alone is something of a feat in foresight. if that is all to be said on the matter mI’m completly satisfied, to know you’ve actually actually had some of this in mind. You’ve any standouts ideas rattling in your head around what some Macrovolute engineers have been able to make for themselves by leveraging some particularly fun features of ahem, *demivolute* bacteria. (Gotta keep my terminology in better track) From how you’ve decisively laid out that there are not giant cells inside everyone’s bodies and that everyone has Protocule bacteria I venture to assume Protocute microbes amusingly would also be dwelling inside their Demi upscaled cousins to yes? Or at least just the ones you allude to as being equal or larger in scale to the Macrovolutes themselves.

[@HumansBGone]

@@joshuamitchell5018 Sadly, macrovolute engineers have not yet had success trying to transfer the Unknown Nature's properties to other things. Beyond that, flight isn't really an issue, since most insects can fly. There are probably other engineering uses for giant microbes, of course, but I haven't yet put that much thought into them! Primarily, aeroplankton are just significant as food, and sometimes pets. And yes, demivolute microbes certainly get infested with protocule microbes!

[@KnoxEmDown]

Just found this series via this episode. Seems like a wonderful what-if we all thought of as kids, that is "What if I was the bug being picked up/moved/squished".

[@NathanEaton-Benterud]

Animation is noticeably improved in this one. Good job!,

[@Anonymous-73]

So basically, the story (so far) from my understanding is that Earth was devastated in some kind of catastrophic event t that led to the creation of the huge plant that the Macrovolutes live in. Due to some unknown force, most likely space radiation or something more (probably also what deformed that cow and why the humans have to wear suits despite there being oxygen), they evolved rapidly to be larger and smarter, developing a common “language” and figuring out how to use tools, agriculture, program complex systems, etc. There is a class system in place, but was previously said to be made quite recently, thanks to the ants. Speaking of whom, the only surviving species of ant we are told about is the -Yellow- -crazy- ants, perhaps they had some massive civil war that exterminated or drove away the other ants, leading to these ants being in charge of the rest of the population. As for the humans, they seemed to have recovered from whatever disaster probably eradicated a lot of us, and are now trying to either “take the world back” or “scavenge what they can find” now. My theory as to why all the females seem to be in charge is maybe something like Women being seen as sacred like in ancient times predating civilization, since they are able to bear children, which would be seen as helpful after the apocalypse. Only time will tell, either way I like both sides of the story here, the humans in their own Lord of the Flies (there’s a joke there) society while the Macrovolutes in a kind of 1984 situation with the Ants acting as Big Brother and making all of the decisions while using the Flies to survey the land they have control over as the Lords of the Flies (told you so) I’m excited to see where this goes, I had pretty mixed expectations going into this but now I’m pretty confident about the impeccable quality presented here.

[@XaviusNight]

THE HIPS WERE ON PURPOSE I KNEW IT, GREGORSA Just found the series yesterday and went through them, it seems I'm starting in right at the beginning of the second part. Also, I scored 25/30 on my test.

[@KarieSpider]

Love the animation of this episode, great job!

[@jecksfoxofficial]

Unironically going hard Really good series, finally something new

[@F0rever_zer0]

Say what you want about the animation, but it adds to the atmosphere; this isn't a world of flesh and joints; it's a world of chitin and podomeres.

[@foracal5608]

Oh my this is ... Why did it take KZbin so long to bring me to this channel? This is rather gorgeous work you're sharing

[@Anonymous-73]

That Weevil better be careful based on how Mantis’s are after they mate, especially as Sophroda is a female… Oh, and 42 points. I assume each “semester” is a new season?

[@HumansBGone]

Yep!

[@yourlocalreptillian1742]

That mantis is doing things to me

[@brutalbunny]

oh my god the body horror of a cow evolving to mimic a human's body shape 😭i know about the freaky ways some insects have evolved to mimic others... but originally i thought the "humans and cows look so similar!" was just because they're both vertebrates!

[@Vespidazed]

Oh boy! New Episode..... let's see for my score.... 19. Yea, while I did take a few plant pathology and common pest classes, we didn't go that far in depth for fungi so my knowledge there is a bit lacking. I'm more familiar with forage then mechanisms.

[@squeethemog213]

This series is fascinating. I can't wait to see what's next :D

[@quailron1581]

Man, the cow is a *great* monster design.

[@KieranH612]

Something about Gregorsa's wording at the end really sticks out to me when he says "perhaps you've noticed one already" 👀 I wonder what amount of change is necessary for something to be considered a demivolute...

[@Min-ke6zc]

18 points for the episode, 58 for the semester! I fell behind on this one - I kind of figured the thing about butterfly vision, but I didn't KNOW it, so I don't think those points are mine, etc etc. Anyway, this was fascinating and terrifying. Having cows turn into a human-mimicking ambush predator is some buckwild specbio, and I kind of love it.

[@SeparatistOfLight]

That look she had was a familiar one😂 “I work with idiots…”

[@ThomasstevenSlater]

got 19 points and love grandpa weevil

[@thomashenry4798]

The animation is getting better, you are improving. :V

[@DestructionatorWitch]

Such a good episode!! I love the horror, thank you for the nightmares! ❤🎉

[@troin3925]

While I haven't read the book (nor do I have the time to), this reminds me of the speculative evolution book, Children of Time (which is actually part of a trilogy). In that book, it takes place in the future that shows both the downfall of humanity and the unexpected rise of of spiders where due to circumstances involving a scientific experiment among other things, they ended up on another planet and evolved into an intelligent race. It describes the spiders' society and how they evolved in great detail and made them as realistic to actual spiders as possible, even if things have changed for them. What's really cool is that when they gained sentience and intelligence, they didn't become similar to humans like in other stories, they still acted like spiders, they're just smarter and more sentient, so they're still pretty alien to us and the humans in the story. I also like that by the end of the first book, after the two species met for the first time and inevitably fought each other, they made peace and lived together.

[@HumansBGone]

I hadn't at the time I did the worldbuilding for HBG, but I have since read and nearly completed the series. Very good books!

[@Hisha1303]

Awesome work as always!

[@dweblenod5985]

WOO BEST KZbin SERIES AROUND

[@TobiasFangorIsntCis]

Very fun (and by fun I mean horrifying) to learn more about the predator cows! Also, I got 13 points

[@amog8202]

Love the concept, really interesting and thought provoking By the way, I'd make those addendums stay up a little longer, this isnt a horror vid lol

[@tawnyfrogmouth2022]

the website describes it as a "horror comedy" so hey, should be fine heheh

[@amog8202]

@@tawnyfrogmouth2022 I'm referring to the overdone stuff that's 90% jumpscares; not the kind of horror the series has going, I very much appreciate that

[@tawnyfrogmouth2022]

@@amog8202 that's fair

[@greener7580]

this series feels like it came from a fever dream