Spook-E - Mimics

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Common Descent

Science, Education, Earth Sciences, Natural Sciences, Science:natural Sciences

4.8 • 764 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Welcome ... to Spookulative Evolution. October is here, and that means it’s time for Spook-E! Each episode throughout this month, we’re choosing a monster and discussing how it – or something like it – might evolve under the rules of evolution and natural selection, pulling inspiration from organisms of the real world. This year’s theme: monsters of Dungeons and Dragons. This episode, we delve into a paranoia-inducing scourge of dungeons. What hypothetical natural scenario might cultivate a shape-shifting ambush hunter that disguises itself as inanimate objects? Our creatures to create this time: Mimics. Join the Common Descent Discord server for more Spook-E discussion! https://discord.gg/CwPBxdh9Ev And share your Spook-E musings on social media with the hashtag #SpookE Check out our blog for podcast info, fan art, and more!http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/ Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Or make a one-time donation via PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/4c68u4hpFind merch at the Common Descent Store! http://zazzle.com/common_descentSubscribe for a free 30-day trial at Audible! www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent Follow and Support us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPCFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcastInstagram: @commondescentpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduwPodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ You can email us at commondescentpodcast(at)gmail.comOr send us physical mail at:The Common Descent Podcast1735 W State of Franklin Rd. Ste 5 #165Johnson City, TN 37604 The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Common Descent podcast.
0:06.8	And welcome to Spuiculative Evolution.
0:12.1	Hello, David.
0:13.0	Hello, David.
0:14.3	I expected that.
0:17.1	And hello, listeners.
0:19.1	Welcome to the final episode of Spooky 2022.
0:22.7	Four out of four spuculative evolution, we are back with one more Dungeons and Dragons Monster.
0:30.7	Yes, we've been visiting the world of D&D with this year's spooky.
0:35.0	As usual, we will be picking a monster to look at through the lens of real-world
0:40.1	evolution, natural selection, and anatomy to figure out how could something evolve to appear,
0:47.4	behave, and hopefully function fill the role of that said monster.
0:51.8	This year, we have done owl bears, displacer beasts, beholders, and now our final creature.
0:59.2	Is the mimic.
1:00.6	Which is just one of the coolest and most fun D&D monsters.
1:04.1	Oh yeah, they're so weird and so goofy but also awesome.
1:08.8	Yeah.
1:09.3	They're great.
1:10.8	So once again, for anyone who might not be familiar, Dungeons and Dragons, D&D, is the tabletop game where you take a character that you've created, an adventurer and go into a magical world, go on missions and quests to try to get gold and riches and honor, typically fighting bad guys, but especially monsters.
1:30.4	Yes.
1:31.1	And this monster, the mimic, is one of the most iconic of D&D monsters.
1:37.5	That really captures the role a D&D monster plays in Dungeons and Dragons.
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