Whatever it was, it took one hell of the beating in the war!
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Its an artist concept of what it might look like - not what it actually looks like.
Everyone is so fond of Fermi’s conjecture:
Question): If there is life on other worlds where is it?
Answer: Hiding from predators.
Perhaps the probe (and the other similar one no one talks about) that just passed thru our system was sent in search of quarry ...
Or running!