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I've come to the conclusion that the xenomorph is a horribly mutated species that is fundamentally flawed for several reasons:
1. Unlike queen ants or bees, which lay eggs that hatch into productive workers & soldiers, Queen Alien lays an egg that hatches into a face-hugger. The face-hugger then latches onto an unsuspecting victim and lays ITS egg into said host.
This is a terrible waste of energy. if the Xenos were efficient, the spawn of the first egg would become a productive adult. but no - Xenos must go thru TWO egg- laying stages before reaching adulthood. The FATAL flaw here is that if face-hugger hatches and there aren't some dumb Space Marines around, that egg is wasted. Also, how much genetic data is lost from the transition from Queen egg to face-hugger?
2. Only a dumb parasite kills its host. therefore, with their propensity to explode rib cages, Aliens are dumb parasites. Don't argue that they AREN'T parasites, as they NEED a host to reach adulthood.
Finally, a semi-serious question about Alien: When Chestie the baby Alien blasts out of the guy's chest at the dinner table, we don't see him again until he's over 9 feet tall. WHERE'D HE GET THE FOOD TO BECOME THAT DAMN BIG???? He ate noone or nothing during that time (not even that stupid, but smart, cat Jonesy). So how the hell did he GIANT-SIZE his ass that quick, hmm?
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