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  2. Xenomorph - Wikipedia

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    The xenomorph's design is credited to Swiss surrealist and artist H. R. Giger, originating in a lithograph titled Necronom IV and refined for the series's first film, Alien. The practical effects for the xenomorph's head were designed and constructed by Italian special effects designer Carlo Rambaldi. Species design and life cycle have been ...

  3. Xenomorphia - Wikipedia

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    The generic name is in reference to the parasitic Xenomorph creature starring in the Alien franchise. The wasp's first fossils were discovered in Oligocene ( Chattian ) aged phosphorite mines located in the former Quercy province of France, the remains of 55 ancient fly ( Phoridae ) pupae were found preserved with Xenomorphia wasps inside of ...

  4. Xenomorph (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    The Xenomorph (Greek for "a strange form, an alien creature") is the main fictional antagonist in the Alien franchise. Xenomorph may also refer to: Xenomorph (geology), a mineral that did not develop its external crystal form; Xenomorph, a 1990 science-fiction role-playing video game; Xenomorph (band), a Dutch death metal band formed in 1994

  5. Aliens Infestation - Wikipedia

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    Gameplay of Aliens: Infestation is comparable to the Metroid video games, where players are encouraged to search and backtrack for weapons, upgrades, and keys. The player controls one of a party of four marines [1] and explores the U.S.S. Sulaco as well as LV-426 and Phobos in order to investigate the Union of Progressive Peoples (UPP) and Weyland-Yutani's involvement in Xenomorph development.

  6. Aliens: Phalanx - Wikipedia

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    Aliens: Phalanx is a 2020 science fiction horror novel by Scott Sigler and the ninth book in the third novel series based on the Alien franchise.The novel is set on Ataegina, a planet of castles and medieval culture where a sect of humanity is engaged in conflict with an army of Xenomorphs. [1]

  7. List of organisms named after works of fiction - Wikipedia

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    Xenomorph "The genus name refers to the endoparasitoid Xenomorph creature featured in the "Alien" media franchise." [285] Dolichogenidea xenomorph Fagan-Jeffries & Austin, 2018: Wasp: Xenomorph "This species is named for the fictional creature from the movie franchise 'Alien', which reportedly was inspired by the lifecycle of parasitic wasps ...

  8. List of alleged extraterrestrial beings - Wikipedia

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    Grey-skinned (sometimes green-skinned) humanoids, usually 1 m (3.3 ft) tall, hairless, with large heads, black almond-shaped eyes, nostrils without a nose, slits for mouths, no ears and 3–4 fingers including thumb. Greys have been the predominant extraterrestrial beings of alleged alien contact since the 1960s. [5] Hopkinsville goblin [6] [7] [8]

  9. Parasites in fiction - Wikipedia

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    A 1990s gargoyle at Paisley Abbey resembling a Xenomorph [28] parasitoid from Alien [29] The Xenomorph in Alien is a parasitoid, inevitably fatal to its human host. It has a life-cycle stage that grows inside the person's body; when mature, the predatory adult Xenomorph bursts out, killing the host.