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PANEL 1: FILIA, with one hand on the staff laying on a table, pokes at a glass screen with his other hand. The screen makes a “DEET DEET DEET” sound. FILIA: I do not understand the machinations at work, here: THIS IS JUST PETRIFIED WOOD! PANEL 2: FILIA stands with his hands on the table, now glowing. The staff interrupts the light streaming up. FILIA: Yet it’s somehow responding to externalities… drawing power from an ambient energy or radio frequency. PANEL 3: From behind FILIA, he looks at a hologram of the staff with boxes of info pointing to it. FILIA: SPIRITS! These scans! This wood has been modified at the genetic level! PANEL 4: FILIA picks the staff up from the table. FILIA: It’s maker be blessed: this is a master-class in organic engineering! PANEL 5: INTENSE close up on FILIA’s face. FILIA: The phytosemiotics of this tree have been TRAINED. Cellular logic gates have been STRUCTURED. This wood was carefully SHAPED into a spirit. One hiding in plain sight. PANEL 6: FILIA holds the glowing staff with both his hands, up to his face. FILIA: It’s a GRADIOMETER of some kind. And definitely operating as an antenna. A divining rod of sorts. PANEL 7: FILIA holds the glowing staff above his head, the staff casting light on to his face. FILIA: But diving what?? —— Want to read the full story? Join us at Patreon.com/drive for the *FULL* Tales of the Drive archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! DRIVE copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller
June 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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Hello #envhum. On this rainy day, sitting in the office with a cup of hot tea is ideal for working on the second chapter of my dissertation. In this section, I deal with the multispecies relationships that plants establish through semiotic competence. #phytosemiotics #criticalplantstudies
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May 27, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Phytosemiotics (Botany 🌱)

Phytosemiotics is a branch of biosemiotics that studies the sign processing capabilities present in plants. Some functions that plants perform that utilize this simple semiosis includes cellular recognition, plant perception, intercellular communication, and plant […]
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September 19, 2025 at 7:15 AM