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Rick

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Xenomorph Inner Mouth

Have you ever wondered what/how/why the Inner mouth of the Xeno came to be.?  I was always curious about how they came up with the concept so I did some research.  The inner mouth of the Xeno is actually real.  It's crazy that something in our world has a similar mechanism.  It is called a Pharyngeal Jaw.  This is common to the Moray Eel.  The Moray Eel has a Pharyngeal Jaw.  It's nothing like the Xeno's and has a lot more in common with the Deacon then the actual Xeno, but still cool none the less.  I have included a diagram showing how the Pharyngeal Jaw functions.

Pretty awesome huh.  

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BULL ALIEN
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Hmm interesting, I wonder what the mouths of the next aliens will be like . Good find about the eels.

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Rick
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Yeah Its pretty cool.  I think the Moray Eel Inner Mouth is more like the deacon mouth Deacons only juts out a little bit.  The Moray Eels doesn't extend past its outer mouth.  It kind of reminds me of a snake mouth.  See below

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ninXeno426
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I always liked to think it was parasitic.I know it's not but it's a cool thought.Thanks for posting this one Rick,i had a similar idea thread in mind,but i think this will take care of it.
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ninXeno426
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The deacons mouth was inspired by the goblin shark.Apparently it does something similar.
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Rick
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Image of Goble Goble I mean Goblin Shark.

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ninXeno426
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Thanks for the pic Rick.God that thing is ugly lol.
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The inner mouth is meant to be phallic. Killing its prey by penetrating force. The xeno from Alien was intended to be a genderless, eyeless creature that rapes its victim at every life stage and truly ravaging the human body. 

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Indeed its surprising how many things in our Oceans connect to what we see in the Xenomorph and related Organisms Biology.

I know for sure they borrowed the Goblin Shark for the Deacon but as far as the Xeno i am not sure they referenced the Eel, i think it was just coincidence.

The original idea was a bit different and like below.

But he took this concept off from some of his other work, with similar like extended barbs if you would.  I am trying to think which few works he shown similar.

 

 

 

R.I.P Sox  01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017

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BigDave, that will be your favourite one:

Gulper Eel

'An eel with a mouth like a pelican. Little is known about this deep-sea monster, which lives around 3,000 metres below the surface and grows up to six feet long.

Why they are terrifying: Their weirdly enlarged jaws and super stretchy stomachs allow them to swallow prey as large as they are.'

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Goblin shark

'Goblin sharks live up to 1,300 metres below sea level and grow to around 3.5 metres long. They scan the seabed with super-long snouts, detecting the tiny electrical currents given off by all living things.

Why they are terrifying: Because they seem to detach their whole mouth from their body to grab their prey.'

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Megamouth shark

'The megamouth shark grows to up to 5.5 metres long, yet wasn’t discovered until 1976. It has a massive mouth with a glowing light inside to attract its tiny plankton prey.

Why they are terrifying: Because only 55 specimens have ever been seen. If something so big can hide from is for so long, what else might be down there?'

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Ati
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What else?

Vampire squid (alias Facehugger squid)(...kiddin'):

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Ati
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Fangtooth (alias Biomecha Xeno fish)(...kiddin' again):

 

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Ati
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Anglerfish, Blackswallower, Barreleye, Blobfish:

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Dr. Curt Connors
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@Ati   I'm gonna have nightmares tonight, haha

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Ati
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That Blobfish is something... one can't find the words. And it exists.

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Dr. Curt Connors
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That thing is so creepy

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ninXeno426
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Magnificent finds Ati.There are some amazing things in the sea
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Rick
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Nin,

I like this find better

Blob Fish for Dinner any body?

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ninXeno426
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Men In Black 3.When i first saw that movie,i thought it was just an alien,but then i found out it was real

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