Shaws body in 1979 alien!

I personally don't think it has tentacles. I think we're seeing the wriggling motion distorted in the curved glass giving the illusion of more that one tail. I think it's a chestburster in some incarnation that will be explained in the movie. How it got there, did anyone else know about it other than Shaw, is that how the Company finds out, was Shaw impregnated or infected? Who knows. I also don't think it's a "proto" anything. I don't think the time span from Prometheus to Alien warrants calling it a "proto/primitive" anything.

I think "Proto" is in order. From all the talk, and from what even Ridley Scott said himself, these creatures "pre-date" the facehuggers, shows what comes before. This shows what the drones look like [i]before[/i] they come into contact with human DNA. What we see in Alien is what they look like afterwards. What we saw in Alien 3 was what happens after they came into contact with canine DNA. They are the ultimate weapon because they can adapt to their hosts requirements and become like them.

I believe the company knows more about things than they let on.... Just like alien....

I bought the new issue of EMPIRE magazine; awesome holographic cover and great coverage of Prometheus. The cast give their perspective on the movie and Sir Ridley Scott answers all the questions you could ever ask! Definitely worth the cash: http://www.empireonline.com/magazine/