tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post954686343417702330..comments2024-03-25T12:56:59.509-04:00Comments on alien romances: Parallelism, Convergence, or something elseRowena Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839386556697211986noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-73896043559689336002007-12-24T19:11:00.000-05:002007-12-24T19:11:00.000-05:00Of the bunch, I like the "seeding" scenario best. ...Of the bunch, I like the "seeding" scenario best. It lends itself in an SF sense to many and varied worlds, all of whom might each think of themselves as the ultimate form. Fertile ground for culture clash, what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-34243391180825065032007-12-24T17:34:00.000-05:002007-12-24T17:34:00.000-05:00"The Sparrow" is a good example except that both s..."The Sparrow" is a good example except that both species evolved together on the same planet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-50133185863790494262007-12-23T17:35:00.000-05:002007-12-23T17:35:00.000-05:00In Suzy McKee Charnas' incomparable THE VAMPIRE TA...In Suzy McKee Charnas' incomparable THE VAMPIRE TAPESTRY, Dr. Weyland (sole survivor of his species) theorizes that he did indeed evolve to look like his prey (us) and that even his sexual equipment is "protective mimicry."<BR/><BR/>Convergent evolution sounds plausible to me; think of the creatures in Australia that, although they're marsupials, look an awful lot (superficially) like placental carnivores and other families of mammals in the rest of the world. There's a particular body design that suits each environment, so why wouldn't it be repeated?Margaret Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293021955480708191noreply@blogger.com