An Offense Against Nature Itself

September 12, 2015 10:26 AM

SF writer, biologist and all-around harbinger of doom Peter Watts (a partial previously) has another animal story for us. Warning: some moderate levels of bondage and magical testicles.
posted by maudlin (11 comments total)

Bondage? Magical testicles? I'm so there!!!

Having read the article, may I be the first to coo over a darling but weird creature?
posted by blnkfrnk at 10:55 AM on September 12, 2015

There's an even more ridiculous one in the comments.
posted by Rangi at 10:55 AM on September 12, 2015 [2 favorites]

Oh good, I was getting a bit cheery today.
posted by Artw at 11:00 AM on September 12, 2015 [1 favorite]

(It's actually rather sweet. )
posted by Artw at 11:03 AM on September 12, 2015

We could start a pool on how long it's going to be before Watts gets another horrible infection directly or indirectly from the wee beastie.
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 11:05 AM on September 12, 2015 [3 favorites]

Like Lovecraft, this creature is very white.

Heh.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 11:59 AM on September 12, 2015 [2 favorites]

That is totally an "OMG BUNNY!"
posted by oneswellfoop at 1:20 PM on September 12, 2015 [1 favorite]

Metafilter: Moderate levels of bondage and magical testicles.
posted by Cookiebastard at 1:26 PM on September 12, 2015 [4 favorites]

more previouslies, and he joined Mefi last year
posted by Pronoiac at 9:25 PM on September 12, 2015

Do do do.... Just going to bed and checking mefi....do do oh Watts! Wa-starfish. Starfish aliens. Starfish crawling through my dreams.
posted by zenon at 9:50 PM on September 12, 2015

Maybe I'll read this one in the morning.
posted by zenon at 9:51 PM on September 12, 2015