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Re:Why extraterrestrial life may not seem alien by nvader on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @02:46AM (#28046326)
Oh, I get it now. And then when they expire they deposit undigestable material in the soil, capturing carbon and eventually turning into coal. The dawn of the dextro-carboniferous period.
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Re:Why extraterrestrial life may not seem alien by echelon on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @04:46PM (#28053956)
Bingo.

This would make a fantastic "phase one" alien bioweapon to aid in wiping out a planet's existing lifeforms and replace ecosystems with one better matching their own. Assuming post-biology aliens care about biology.

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