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Ep. 205 Treants

9/25/2025

Fascinating Gadgets, Gizmos, and Gear Based Technologies

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Everyone knows that trees are alive…but today we are only concerned with the ones that run around. We are talking treants from D&D, Ents from Lord of the Rings, and the Fighting Trees of Oz. Are these creatures plants with animal traits, or secret animals that look like plants? We discuss the possibilities. The answer […]

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