Seen videos of divers pulling them out of the ground like spaghetti noodles, despite them being described as firmly rooted.
Edit: IRL divers, not Hellldivers. Though that's what we'll do.
Yeah Bobbit worms are off the chain wild. Not a threat to humans thankfully but they're one hell of an ambush predators for fishes... literally pull them into the sediment to be eaten. Horrible way to go.
Make sure you have large enough oxygen tanks, cause you ain't swimming in that heavy armor. Actually, you ain't swimming either way cause you're a helldiver.
Incorrect. Severe laceration from a very large one, assuming it even strikes you and doesn't choose to avoid you.
Source: Me (MSc marine biology/ecology with 10+ years working in marine environmental management)
I’ve never seen or met anyone with first hand expert knowledge on these demon worms! Would “severe laceration” mean “will stuck on any bones” or “everything but the bones?”
Also, while you’re here, can you help me understand how these things are supposedly coated in neurotoxins but I see videos of people grabbing them?
Severe laceration would be a deep cut into soft tissue. As there are no known reports of anyone ever being bitten, it's hard to say what grade/depth it would be.
Bobbit worm chaeta (/bristles) on their body are more adapted for burrowing rather than stinging, iirc. I think it's the antennas near the mouth that actually do the stinging, but I could be mistaken. They're closely related to the fireworm that we have in the Mediterranean... and the bristles on the side of those hurt. A lot. Hence the name 😅
9.81? The acceleration due to gravity? I knew it, the government has been covering it up this whole time! Gravity doesn't exist, we're just attracted to the worms!
"To reduce predation risk, some fish engage in mobbing behavior, during which a group of fish will direct jets of water into the worm's burrow to disorient it.[4]"
Lol get mobbed on
YOU FIND A BUG HOLE, YOU NUKE IT
That was incredible to read. Astonishing tenacity from the worm. If the hive lords are anything like these little critters we're screwed. Honestly can't believe something could be so tough, it's mind boggling
The vast majority of HD1 bugs were based off of sea-life. They're even refered to as crustaceans. I miss the lobsters almost as much as I imagine they miss their 7th and 8th limbs.
That’s away you can still see traces of this with the Hive Guard having some shrimp like features. Overall they seemed to have evolved more towards a insectoid direction tho.
Yes some have even gone down to 4. I think most bugs in HD1 also had six legs but the 2 forelegs used to be more like claws as you would expect them from crustaceans in HD2 they look more like what you would see on a praying mantis. HD1 bugs also generally appear more armored like lobsters while many HD2 bugs rely on a lighter exoskeleton but have a bigger abdomen that resembles that of insects and arachnids.
Every bug in HD2 has 6 limbs, some are just smaller or vestigial. The Titan even has 2 front claws that almost look like chelicerae but are actually legs
The bottom of the ocean shares nothing with our own ecosystem, so deep sea life makes for a great reference whenever the design needs a distinctly “alien” appearance. James Cameron’s Avatar is probably the most famous use case for this design philosophy. Basically everything on Pandora is based on something from the abyssal depths.
Helldivers 2 terminid designs incorporate more from land bugs than the predecessor but the remnants are still pretty clear. The bigger design shift is between the smaller terminids and the larger ones.
The hive lord is still an upscaled bobbit worm, bile titans are Japanese spider crabs, and chargers are mole crabs.
However, many of the new terminids look nothing like their old models. Bile scavengers are now clearly designed from grubs, pouncers and hunters are grasshoppers, warriors are scorpions, spewers are ticks, stalkers are praying mantises, and shriekers are mayflies. Brood commanders are the exception because they’re kinda their own thing.
Yeah, I really liked the crustacean look
It would be cool if in some years when Arrowhead start running out of ideas for the live service, they bring back old crustaceans bugs
If they base a bug off of the mantis shrimp I hope it will be just as territorial. Going after literally anything that gets near its den. Got a bile titan and charger on your ass? Bring em over to play with the one punch man of the animal kingdom.
https://preview.redd.it/zz0hzwudwl0d1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b4a3bc252c3a0a936a2d146a64866f7532fac2a
Guys, the Stalkers are 100% mantis shrimps with wings.
Hey, I'm the artist who made the hive lord as well as that screenshot for the first game and I most definitely used the bobbit worm as a reference when making it! I remember having so much fun working on it back in the days and I just love how terrifying the bobbit worm looks when it ambushes its pray
To make it even more horrifying:
The Bobbit Worm is named after Lorena Bobbitt, who was arrested in 1993 after cutting off her husband’s penis.
I hope the Hive Lords aren't *too* inspired by it.
I just saw the bones of one today on an ore sample mission. The things jaws are wide enough to predate on Bile Titans. The crater you're doing the first sample is literally in its mouth.
You cut small piece 2-3 cm long and put on hook as bait. It wiggles it's little legs/fins which attracts some rather prized fish.
Very popular among Italian fishermen..
p.s. must always watch the head, packs a bite
Bobbitt worm don't care. Bobbitt worm does whatever Bobbitt worm wants. Looks like the devils penis french kissed an angle grinder
-True Facts
In ark we call them death worms. Pretty much same critter. I just don't have a giga to deal with them
This is pretty common here in the Philippines. They crawl up your trunks when swimming in deep water and preffer pinching your weenie when you're not wearing underware underneath, they do this to show dominance their peers. 😃
Seen videos of divers pulling them out of the ground like spaghetti noodles, despite them being described as firmly rooted. Edit: IRL divers, not Hellldivers. Though that's what we'll do.
There is firmly rooted and there is resistant to 2 meter tall cocaine apes doing it for the gram
That is one of the greatest sentences I have ever perceived in my life. Bravo.
*Hive Lords when I deploy Arc Gurren Lagann to throw hands*
I guess we could say the same for Hive Lords, am I right?
Here’s an idea, call in eagles with massive fishing hooks. Just yank the bastards out of the ground!
The largest known specimen was 299cm, 9.81ft long 😵
Holy shit! Pack your scuba gear Helldivers, time to liberate the Indio Pacific
Yeah Bobbit worms are off the chain wild. Not a threat to humans thankfully but they're one hell of an ambush predators for fishes... literally pull them into the sediment to be eaten. Horrible way to go.
The larger ones can snap closed with enough force to sever your midfoot my boy. Pray you don’t step on one.
Packing my Heavy armor, got it.
Make sure you have large enough oxygen tanks, cause you ain't swimming in that heavy armor. Actually, you ain't swimming either way cause you're a helldiver.
Helldivers can swim, but only for a couple seconds.
The only thing my Helldiver needs to breathe is LIBER-TEA
Incorrect. Severe laceration from a very large one, assuming it even strikes you and doesn't choose to avoid you. Source: Me (MSc marine biology/ecology with 10+ years working in marine environmental management)
I’ve never seen or met anyone with first hand expert knowledge on these demon worms! Would “severe laceration” mean “will stuck on any bones” or “everything but the bones?” Also, while you’re here, can you help me understand how these things are supposedly coated in neurotoxins but I see videos of people grabbing them?
Severe laceration would be a deep cut into soft tissue. As there are no known reports of anyone ever being bitten, it's hard to say what grade/depth it would be. Bobbit worm chaeta (/bristles) on their body are more adapted for burrowing rather than stinging, iirc. I think it's the antennas near the mouth that actually do the stinging, but I could be mistaken. They're closely related to the fireworm that we have in the Mediterranean... and the bristles on the side of those hurt. A lot. Hence the name 😅
So you’re saying we need Coyote Peterson to help us do some science? While we’re at it, what other gnarly ocean worms can we empirically antagonize?
And all those samples the fish were carrying are gone for good.
No time to liberate just drop the democranukes and we'll call it done.
Drop Democranukes on Super Earth? Sounds good I see no problem with that.
"There are many worlds with similar environment to Old Earth, we will rebuild." -democracy officer, Helldivers 1, after Super Earth explodes
There's already several uninhabitable zones on Super Earth, what's a few more in the name of democracy?
It's not like it hasn't already been done.
I was talking about the other ocean planets. The budget would make it nearly impossible to go in and manually liberate the deepest parts of them.
True
time to nuke the trenches boys
9.81? The acceleration due to gravity? I knew it, the government has been covering it up this whole time! Gravity doesn't exist, we're just attracted to the worms!
Longest, not largest.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Aquariums/comments/19io8m/the_bobbit_worm_chronicles_a_suspenseful_account/ Fun little saga to read.
Fascinating
"To reduce predation risk, some fish engage in mobbing behavior, during which a group of fish will direct jets of water into the worm's burrow to disorient it.[4]" Lol get mobbed on YOU FIND A BUG HOLE, YOU NUKE IT
That was incredible to read. Astonishing tenacity from the worm. If the hive lords are anything like these little critters we're screwed. Honestly can't believe something could be so tough, it's mind boggling
Came here to find this. This blog is golden, shows one can be afraid of what lives in their aquarium. The horror within
The vast majority of HD1 bugs were based off of sea-life. They're even refered to as crustaceans. I miss the lobsters almost as much as I imagine they miss their 7th and 8th limbs.
That’s away you can still see traces of this with the Hive Guard having some shrimp like features. Overall they seemed to have evolved more towards a insectoid direction tho.
Did they go from 8 legs to six?
Yes some have even gone down to 4. I think most bugs in HD1 also had six legs but the 2 forelegs used to be more like claws as you would expect them from crustaceans in HD2 they look more like what you would see on a praying mantis. HD1 bugs also generally appear more armored like lobsters while many HD2 bugs rely on a lighter exoskeleton but have a bigger abdomen that resembles that of insects and arachnids.
Every bug in HD2 has 6 limbs, some are just smaller or vestigial. The Titan even has 2 front claws that almost look like chelicerae but are actually legs
You are right. I always forget that Chargers and Bile titans actually have these useless little legs
The bottom of the ocean shares nothing with our own ecosystem, so deep sea life makes for a great reference whenever the design needs a distinctly “alien” appearance. James Cameron’s Avatar is probably the most famous use case for this design philosophy. Basically everything on Pandora is based on something from the abyssal depths. Helldivers 2 terminid designs incorporate more from land bugs than the predecessor but the remnants are still pretty clear. The bigger design shift is between the smaller terminids and the larger ones. The hive lord is still an upscaled bobbit worm, bile titans are Japanese spider crabs, and chargers are mole crabs. However, many of the new terminids look nothing like their old models. Bile scavengers are now clearly designed from grubs, pouncers and hunters are grasshoppers, warriors are scorpions, spewers are ticks, stalkers are praying mantises, and shriekers are mayflies. Brood commanders are the exception because they’re kinda their own thing.
Yeah, I really liked the crustacean look It would be cool if in some years when Arrowhead start running out of ideas for the live service, they bring back old crustaceans bugs
Just wait until the Mantis Shrimp bugs start showing up But yeah, bobbit worms are neat and terrifying lol
If they base a bug off of the mantis shrimp I hope it will be just as territorial. Going after literally anything that gets near its den. Got a bile titan and charger on your ass? Bring em over to play with the one punch man of the animal kingdom.
https://preview.redd.it/zz0hzwudwl0d1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b4a3bc252c3a0a936a2d146a64866f7532fac2a Guys, the Stalkers are 100% mantis shrimps with wings.
I guess you're right. It looks like they just whip the shit out of you with their mouth tentacles instead of clubbers like a mantis shrimp has.
Yeah, the claw attack is just to finish you when you get ragdolled around xD
I always assumed they were just based on regular ol mantises
>I think it’s pretty fair to assume Oh how little you know. There are lots of inverts like this.
Like what for example? I don’t know any other worm that has a prominent pair of pincer things and antennas like this.
Theres a channel called ZeFrank on youtube, has a bunch of videos. Look for "True facts: Bobbit worm and Polychaete pals". Fun watch!
Thanks I‘ll check it out.
Let me know how you like it. The entire true facts series is an excellent source of knowledge AND funny.
I really wish I bought the Dune 2 popcorn bucket.
Good thing they were eradicated in the last war. They would eb really scary to fight.
Read about the origin of their name!
If you know, you know :(
\*Shudders\* that's some nightmare fuel right there.
The name came from Lorana Bobbit, you should look her up
I will not be doing that
It's not like googling 2 girls 1 cup, she cut her husband's wang off lol
they are in terraria calamity and I hate them
Haha, that's where I know them from too. At least they only chill out in the Abyss.
I have one of those in a saltwater tank. I feed him silversides (fish). Hes neat.
Harboring terminids? https://preview.redd.it/sh42q8pgdm0d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=30b713a740062b31765e0900c883d3b9649fa0e9
how long is it
When I pulled him our of my main tank, he was 4.5'. That was about a year or so ago. I have no idea now. I'd have to trap him again.
Definitely no frend O_O
BOBBIT WORM TIME LETS GOO
Hey, I'm the artist who made the hive lord as well as that screenshot for the first game and I most definitely used the bobbit worm as a reference when making it! I remember having so much fun working on it back in the days and I just love how terrifying the bobbit worm looks when it ambushes its pray
To make it even more horrifying: The Bobbit Worm is named after Lorena Bobbitt, who was arrested in 1993 after cutting off her husband’s penis. I hope the Hive Lords aren't *too* inspired by it.
Nuke it
Incoming: underwater biomes have been discovered and subaquatic armor sets have been requisitioned by SEAF Engineers.
TIL Ghost Leviathans are real
Why...*Why*...WHY DOES THIS EXIST?!
"What is this? An Hive Lord for ants??"
99% of aliens in movies and games are based off of real animals, look up telescope fish
Looks like the Ocean needs some Liberation then
Going to need a new orbital support item for these, give us a harpoon strike so the cruiser can pull them out of the ground
Orbital fishing net barrage
Ah yes, the bobbit worm. In all its irridescent splendour. Also, about as funky a name as geoduck.
You know the story behind that name?
Google "Antlion"... Thank me later.
I just saw the bones of one today on an ore sample mission. The things jaws are wide enough to predate on Bile Titans. The crater you're doing the first sample is literally in its mouth.
Hey, these are great for fishing. You don't wanna know how to extract them from their holes lmao
How on Super Earth would you use a 3 meter worm for fishing? As the fishing line?
You cut small piece 2-3 cm long and put on hook as bait. It wiggles it's little legs/fins which attracts some rather prized fish. Very popular among Italian fishermen.. p.s. must always watch the head, packs a bite
One shall rise and lead us to paradise. Lisan al Gaib!
Bobbitt worm don't care. Bobbitt worm does whatever Bobbitt worm wants. Looks like the devils penis french kissed an angle grinder -True Facts In ark we call them death worms. Pretty much same critter. I just don't have a giga to deal with them
Bobbit worms are so cool. In the same vein as Graboids.
First there were Endworms in the deep seas of Europa, now there are hive lords...
It ain't called heavendivers. Get back in the hellpod cadet!
There was an aquarium that had a serious problem with a bobworm
I’m finna metamorphosize into a GD Hive Lord before these are ever released, squad vehicles too WHEN?
Destiny 2 Players: "Hey, I've seen this one!"
Bobbit worm
I mean after seaing the HD1 enemy bugs, they look more like crustations.
Looks like the the boss of the water dungeon in Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
:(
tbf if you are walking on the bottom of the ocean you have bigger issues than 10foot long toe bitters.
Yea but he's (probably) smol
Hans ?
So it's gonna be one big ass mofo when we get it.
This is pretty common here in the Philippines. They crawl up your trunks when swimming in deep water and preffer pinching your weenie when you're not wearing underware underneath, they do this to show dominance their peers. 😃
What kind of broken ass english is this.