Alien: Earth’s “Species 64” Is Gross, Dangerous — and Weirdly Adorable
Alien: Earth, the new FX series from showrunner Noah Hawley, introduces several original Xenomorph offshoots — including one referred to on-screen as Species 64. The creature first appears in episode 2 in a sequence involving an infected cat, and then briefly reappears in episode 3 inside an underground lab where it is shown blinking at the camera.
- What Species 64 is and where it appears in Alien: Earth.
- Confirmed on-screen behavior and a trailer detail about its biology.
- How Species 64 fits into the broader history of Xenomorph variants.
What is Species 64?
Species 64 is an on-screen Xenomorph variant seen in Alien: Earth. The show credits the creature with that designation, and it is presented as one of the series’ newly designed offshoots of the franchise’s alien biology.
How it appears in the series
In episode 2, the creature hatches from an infected cat and attacks a character on-screen. Later, in episode 3, the same creature is shown contained in an underground lab and is observed blinking. The series presents these moments directly, without additional exposition in those scenes.
Known abilities
Footage from a trailer and a brief on-screen display provide further information about the creature’s capabilities. Specifically, a computer display glimpsed in an Alien: Earth trailer states that the creature’s tentacles can “climb into and dislodge the eyes of other living organisms.” Once an eye is dislodged, the display indicates the creature can use the ocular pathways to gain control of the host.
That trailer detail is visible in a clip and was shared publicly; for reference the clip was posted on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LV426/comments/1m2zqvu/species_64_alien_earth_t_occelus/.
Background: Xenomorph variants in the franchise
Historically, the Alien franchise has introduced multiple variant types across films and media. For example, Ridley Scott’s original Alien established the franchise lifecycle elements such as eggs, facehuggers, and chestbursters. James Cameron’s Aliens introduced a large egg-laying queen. Later entries and tie-ins have presented hybrids and cross-species forms, including well-known variants like the predalien and the humanoid offspring seen in Alien: Romulus.
