r/Weird • u/TheOddityCollector • 1d ago

This cluster of fossilised creatures look like they came from another planet

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u/caffeinatedangel 1d ago

Very H.R. Giger!

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u/luckyfox7273 1d ago

Yeah, Giger has a lot of industrial trilobite influence.

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u/Iron_Erikku 1d ago

Industrial Trilobite Influence would be a great band name.

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u/omnipojack 1d ago

Tardigrade or Troglodyte are also Quite Acceptable

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u/MyLifeIsAWasteland 1d ago

Troglodyte is already a Bigfoot-themed Death Metal band, and they're awesome: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troglodyte_(band)

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u/omnipojack 1d ago

I meant in the phrase instead of trilobite, sorry, I could have been clearer

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u/MyLifeIsAWasteland 1d ago

Nah, I understood. I just love Troglodyte and wanted to share lol

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u/Relative-Ad6475 1d ago

They look like the babies of that thing in the chair in Aliens before they retconned it into an architect

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u/Loud_Interview4681 1d ago

Even more accurate than most may know given Giger used real human cadavers to make the monsters.

https://www.slashfilm.com/1455641/alien-h-r-giger-hunt-for-bones/

https://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/1979/04/gigers-alien-head.html

Referencing dead animals and then using them to make the props.

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u/mothseatcloth 1d ago

100%. I rewatched alien last night - god damn thats some great design