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Found this one on the internet. Not my picture.
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- Submitted: Jul 11, 2020
- Photographed: Jul 2, 2020
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Arizona, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Unidentified
Picture ID 115597
That is a Monumala Noxhydria (common name “face-hugger”), of the Xenomorph species, and is in fact not a spider! Though the “face-hugger” is only endemic to certain non-Earth planets, if it was described in terrestrial terms, I would have to classify it under the phylum Chordata, as it clearly has vertebra and a tail. The “face-hugger” is an odd embryonic stage of a much larger and extremely aggressive invasive species. It should destroyed on sight and not allowed anywhere near people. Anyone it comes in contact with should be immediately quarantined. Death of a creature bitten/injected by a face-hugger usually… Read more »
To be clear, this is a FICTIONAL creature. The photo is of a toy replica from the Alien movie series.
Where did you find the photo? We’ve been getting lots of submissions of this toy in the last week.
Perfect! @Rozlyn this is a fantastic piece of writing! Just the right blend of fun and fact with great details!
yay! ^-^
I try.
I saw it in a closed group. The story was that they shoved it into the backyard and they wanted to know if it was dangerous to the dogs. Thanks for confirming that it is not a real spider.
Ah! Yeah, they were trolling you. Happening a lot in the last week.