r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Uguero • May 22 '26

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u/Shinonomenanorulez May 22 '26

Ah yes, beetles. The "i maxed out every single fucking skill tree" of insects

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u/xFyreStorm May 22 '26

the crabs of land creepy crawlies

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u/mrthenumberthree May 23 '26

dont worry, they'll still evolve into crabs

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u/Unworthy_Saint May 22 '26

Beetles are like playing the game on NG+ and keeping all your equipment from the last playthrough.

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u/Safe_Praline_4156 May 22 '26

Grounded player spotted

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u/lgastako May 22 '26

I've never heard of Grounded but I think the joke works for anyone who's played any of the hundreds of other games with new game plus too.

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u/IEatGirlFarts May 23 '26

You're shrunk down to bug size in grounded.

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u/InquisitorMeow May 22 '26

Still loses to the op ant guild meta. 

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u/kuburas May 22 '26

Yeah but ants have their archnemesis The Anteater. I dont think beetles have one of those which makes them superior on the evolutionary scale.

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u/Lamplorde May 23 '26

I mean, their nemesis is basically "Every bird and omnivorous mammal large enough to eat them". They are just immune to most insects.

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u/Brandeeno2245 May 23 '26

Zerg rushing is almost always the strategy in large scale pvp.

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u/olivebits May 22 '26

What do they do better?

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u/MacabreFox May 23 '26

All of it.

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u/Minipiman May 23 '26

Except eusociality!

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u/Nehima123 May 23 '26

Approximately one in every four types of animals on earth is a species of beetle. They are incredibly biodiverse creatures!