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AVATAR may be coming soon to a museum near you! An exhibit of memorabilia from the movie is starting out at Seattle’s Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum on June 4, 2011 and will run through Sept 2012. “In addition to nearly 50 props, costumes, models and such from the film, the museum is offering several interactive displays that allow visitors to explore the technical elements that went into making the CGI-heavy film,” reported Seattlest earlier this month. There will be more…

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How James Cameron drew inspiration for the flora and fauna on Pandora from life forms on Earth Story by: Rebecca Keegan

The helicoradian (Na'vi name: loreyu meaning "beautiful spiral") is a zooplantae (part animal, part plant) possessing a single leaf that responds to touch by coiling up and retracting to the ground. Its neuromuscular system makes it difficult for xenobiologists to classify. Helicoradia can grow to 6-8 meters (20-26 feet) in height and 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) across. The Na'vi use leaves of the helicoradian for ornate ceremonial robes as well as other garments, tents, and sacks. Orange pigments…