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Antix Studio was commissioned by the Science Museum in June 05 to build 13 models for zone 2 of the 'Science of Aliens Exhibition. ' Models made by Emma Sharman and Diggory Warren. Click on the images to see how they were made.

The Fangtooth

All teeth. Main two teeth are so big they have special slots either side of its brain. Lives down to 5 km's. Temperature – near freezing. Found in many oceans around the world.

The Vampire Squid

Jelly like & has sharp spines on the inside of its arms/underside. Largest eyes of any animal. Can draw arms over head and be ‘inside out’ for protection.

Giant Isopod

Sea-floor scavenger. Armour plated. Complex mouths that can tear up prey. Habitat - up to 2 km's deep all over the world.

The Gulper Eel

All mouth. Tiny teeth and a bag throat. Lures prey into its wide-open mouth with a light on its tail [can flash red]. Jaw hinges wide and can swallow an animal much larger than itself.

Pycnogonid (Sea Spider)

All legs. Marine arthropod. Because of their body plan, no respiratory system needed for gas exchange. Have digestive tracts in legs

Leafy Sea Dragon

A real specimen which has been dried, tweaked and mounted. Has ‘leaves’ all over its body allowing it to blend into its environment.

Pikiai

Common Ancestor not a vertebrate. Snail-like Lived in the sea, swimming by undulating its body .

Marella

Sea-floor scavenger Late cambrian oceans c .500m years ago.

Hallucigena

Shale creature taken from pieces of fossil stone with imprints of animal parts. Late cambrian oceans c.500m years ago.

Opabinia

This rather strange shale creature is based on fossilised remains. From the late cambrian oceans c.500m years ago.

Green Tree Pincushion

. Can grow up to 5m tall. Found in granite and sandstone soils on the dry slopes of africa's northern cape peninsular. Seed dispersal by ants.

Venus Fly Trap

The Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant that catches its prey , (mostly flies and spiders) by snapping its leaves closed. One of a small group of plants that are capable of rapid movement.

Tapeworm

At 6m long it speaks for itself

Stapelia -

(Stapelia variegata). The genus Stapelia comprises of some 50 species of stem succulents. With unusual, large five-lobed flowers, which may be red, purple or yellow, often with interesting banded patterns. Most species produce a putrid odour of rotting carrion to attract blow flies as pollinators.