Nature as Inspiration for Aliens
Joe.Cotter
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Well there are many inspirations along this line, but as many as there are, we always manage to find new ones. This one of the nature of turtle shells is particularly interesting and would make for some interesting Genesis Morphs. :)

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Indeed, I've yet to see an alien concept much stranger than what we already have here. :-)
Well, we do have a Genesis Turtle lol
Death traps: how carnivorous plants catch their prey
Something new, something old... (new story about a long time ago,) mushrooms. That could definitely inspire some space planet renderings. :)
To REALLY get alien, ya gotta go DEEP. Now THAT will get ya weird and alien for SURE. :D
Yes, I was always fascinated by deep ocean creatures. Here's another interesting link with transparencies in species.