automate – v. to run or operate something by using machines or computers instead of people to do the work
humanoid – adj. looking or acting like a human
fungus – n. any one of a group of related plants such as molds, mushrooms, or yeasts that have no flowers and that live on dead or decaying things
neglected – adj. not given enough attention or care
tropical – adj. relating to the part of the world near the equator where the weather is always warm
hypothesize – v. to suggest (an idea or theory); to make or suggest a hypothesis