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“This cool creature, Phronima, was the inspiration for the creature in the movie “Alien.””
June 3, 2013
Does this Phronima look familiar? It supposedly inspired the design of the alien in the movie Alien!
Photo: Patty McGinnis
I also continue to be enthralled with the odd looking creatures that the trawls yield. Last night I saw an eel larva. Its body, almost impossibly thin, was gelatinous to the touch. A tiny eye and mouth were the only things that made it recognizable as an animal. When I held it up to the light its many bones became obvious. Even odder was the <i>Phronima</i>, a creature reported to have been the impetus behind the creature in the Alien movies." - Patty McGinnis. <i>More info on </i>Phronima<i> here:</i> http://www.scienceandthesea.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=154&Itemid=10Read the blog post
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