Have you heard of this thing called "real life"? It's pretty crazy! And apparently it's where a lot of the characters from Hollow Knight drew inspiration. So in this video, I run through a few of these insect critters and see how accurately they are represented in Hollow Knight. And who knows, maybe you'll actually learn something.

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Special thanks to TierZoo for helping me identify some of these weird bugs, as well as for providing his segment on the mantis tribe! Check him out here:
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Video Chapters:
00:00 Spoiler Warning
00:08 Introduction
03:27 Beetles
08:03 Cornifer
09:32 Other True Bugs
12:34 Butterflies and Moths
14:24 Caterpillars
15:34 Flies and Maggots
17:10 Mantises (with a special guest!)
19:03 Termites
20:32 Bees
21:25 Ants and Cockroaches
22:14 Grasshoppers
22:53 Lacewings
23:28 Dragonflies
24:24 Non-insects
27:37 Non-arthropods
28:47 Outro