Remarkable photographs show fields of cabbages that resemble facehugger alien spawning grounds

Remarkable photographs show fields of cabbages that resemble spawning grounds for terrifying ‘facehugger’ aliens

  • They resemble alien eggs when moisture inside freezes and outer leaves die   
  • It’s a regular sight in the countryside, but can be disconcerting to city dwellers 
  • The facehuggers are one of the most spine-chilling creatures in the Alien series

Anyone who still has nightmares after watching the Alien sci-fi horror movies may experience a shudder when they see these images.

They show what look like spawning grounds for the terrifying ‘facehugger’ creatures from the classic films, which leap out of huge eggs and attach themselves to the faces of unsuspecting space explorers and implant baby aliens in them.

However, they’re actually fields of Chinese cabbages.

Chinese cabbages can look like alien facehugger eggs when they freeze on the inside and the leaves die on the outside

This is a regular sight in some rural regions, but can be a little disconcerting to city dwellers

This is a regular sight in some rural regions, but can be a little disconcerting to city dwellers

They come to resemble the bloodcurdling eggs when moisture inside the cabbage freezes and the outer leaves die. 

It’s a regular sight in some rural regions, but can be a little disconcerting to city dwellers.

In fact, images of the egg-cabbages have recently gone viral after a farmer in Japan posted them to Twitter.

Ellen Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver, in 1986's Aliens prepares to burn some facehugger eggs

Ellen Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver, in 1986’s Aliens prepares to burn some facehugger eggs

‘When I first saw it, I was really scared,’ one Twitter user said.

Another wrote: ‘When harvesting, ask Ellen Ripley.’

‘I don’t know if this is normal or not, but it’s really disgusting,’ a third wrote.

Finally, a user joked: ‘Don’t look in! Don’t look into it!’

The cabbage – called Hakusai in Japan – is a staple in winter months and used in stir-fries.   

The facehuggers are one of the most spine-chilling creatures in the Alien franchise, which made an international star of Sigourney Weaver, who plays heroine Ellen Ripley.

The Chinese cabbage – called Hakusai in Japan – is a staple in winter months and used in stir-fries

The Chinese cabbage – called Hakusai in Japan – is a staple in winter months and used in stir-fries 



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