Freaky alien plants
Oh no! It's an eco-alien invasion -- sent here to destroy us for our carbon-loving ways. Run, run for your lives!
Surprisingly, this isn't science fiction. The above video is a montage of some of the oddest, creepiest, and downright beautiful plants on planet Earth. They bite, they blink, they wiggle (in fact, I think I saw one of them scratching its eye) -- the more human-like these plants seem, the more unnerving they are. But, bizarreness aside, this flora is truly amazing.
Not to get all "nature is glorious" on you, but every now and again it's nice to take a moment to enjoy the seemingly limitless diversity of Mother Nature.
Update: As noted by a couple of our commenters, I have been fooled. This is CGI, and has nothing to do with the beauty of nature. That said, it still looks cool, right?
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7-29-2008 @ 1:17PM
Victor Agreda Jr said...
I'm gonna say those are fake, actually. Telescoping plants with that kind of speed? Chrome-plated leaves? And creatures with the ability to detach themselves entirely and become one again (first "jumping" white worms)? Nope.
The clincher was when I spotted some tracking/compositing issues. There are a few moving branches with these plants on them, but the plants were just a little behind the movements of the branches (at their base, where they should be attached to the branch). That's loose tracking in AfterEffects (or what-have-you). CGI does look cool tho!
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7-29-2008 @ 1:22PM
Kokernutz said...
Sorry, but it's all CGI.
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7-29-2008 @ 1:46PM
Jonathon Morgan said...
Oh crap! I've been fooled. Thanks a lot, Internet. At least it looks cool.
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