Holding a brand new species with bare hands. Yeah no, I’m out. That thing will end up sweating poison when threatened or whatever.
I’m in the middle of a Star Trek all-series re-watch. It never really bothered me, but it’s pretty hilarious how they basically use no form of PPE when entering completely alien environments.
Do they still watch The Thing in Antarctica, or did that tradition stop?
…which is amusing because my first thought was At the Mountains of Madness, which apparently was an inspiration for The Thing.
as much as i love science and discovery, this is not the time, put it back please
I don’t get it
Maybe?
It’s about as scary as “women bleed each month”, or I’d say periods are even scarier. It’d get explained early, sanitary products would be made with it in mind and it would be normalized in ancient Egypt.
More like “women lay eggs/give birth each month”, but, well, monthly, not almost daily.
Binoonly
omg i have been trying to forget this since the last time i saw it 😢
Some dude would most definitely be keeping them as pets
I guess David Lynch had the same idea (From Eraserhead).
It werfs flammen!
“It has something quite interesting at the front and I sort of liken it to a hippopotamus”
Yeah, we’ve all gotten that reaction from first-time partners, amirite fellas?.. hey, guys?.. no one?.. oh god.
This has been on X Files, quarantine those people! 👻
What’s it taste like?
You gotta be fucking kidding!
First they harassed and flopped around the sea cucumber then it turned out it was alien embryos incubator and the lady is #1 on intergalactic wanted list
That’s clearly some new type of sea cucumber, it’s not mysterious at all
S/new/old
Put it back please.
There is not enough flame In this photo!
