Thursday, March 4, 2010

Avatar alien plants

An article about the alien plants in "Avatar", in particular, the Helicoradians:















Oh heck. I know what he based these things on!





































Touch these feather duster worms, and they retract into their tubes in the coral, just like the Avatar plants in the movie.

Anybody who's done any coral reef diving should have recognized the inspiration for these right off the bat.

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