<![CDATA[io9: plastinated]]> http://tags.lifehacker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: plastinated]]> http://io9.com/tag/plastinated http://io9.com/tag/plastinated <![CDATA[Defeated Giant Monster Hung From The City's Rafters]]> "Wheke," the giant calamari that invaded New Zealand in January 2000, went on display in Paris today. The massive tentacles almost make Wheke look like a space marauder or crazed mutant by themselves, but they're not what make him science-fictional. Rather, it's the process used to preserve Wheke so he can go on display for years to come: he's the first creature to be "plastinated," meaning that he was totally dehydrated and all fluids were replaced by a special plastic resin. The next step: to create a living plastic, so plastinated creatures can continue to move and even think. Click through for a gallery of Wheke pictures.

Images by Stephane De Sakutin for AFP/Getty Images

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