Meet the ocean parasite that inspired the movie Alien

Monday, February 3, 2014 - 08:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Meet a parasite that can create its own mobile nursery for its young, a parasite that is thought to be the inspiration behind the chest-bursting xenomorph in the film Alien. Meet Phronima, the pram-pushing, barrel-riding parasite.

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