Quote Originally Posted by reaper239 View Post
so, in other words, the changes happen slowly, but faster than would normally happen, enough so that it is noticeable that a change is occurring. is that about right?
I'll remain a little vague, but, IF the little ones were say 5 foot when they first saw them... and then 6 foot 7 - 4 months later. That'd be an average growth of .15 Inches a day.
That's not a spoiler or saying anything, just math.

The changes in appearance, pigment and such, were resembling more like the little ones at a faster rate than just a normal "biter". But height difference, if any, would most likely be negligible.


I say this and comment because I don't like the "Alien" or "Prometheus" ideas that creatures can grow mass without ingesting anything, as if physics didn't matter any more. SURE, it's science fiction, but that doesn't mean there's no room for certain parameters of believability.