Here’s an image of a beetle pupa that reminds me very much of Giger’s art. The ribbing of the abdominal section on the pupa looks just like the ridges you see in the dead pilot alien. It’s also interesting how this pupa is almost entirely immobile and inactive (although the innards are churning through the metamorphic processes), just like the frozen pilot. I actually thought there was going to be a jump scare of the alien popping out- thank goodness that didn’t happen.

Are you convinced that invertebrates can inspire SF? I think more and more through this journey I am coming to the conclusion that that is the case.

URLs:

https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/38729066 (Image1)

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-alien-1979 (Image 2)