<P> The creature is covered with parasites, which it sheds as part of a "post-birth ritual". Abrams described the parasites as "horrifying, dog - sized creatures that just scatter around the city and add to the nightmare of the evening". Reeves added that "The parasites have a voracious, rabid, bounding nature, but they also have a crab - like crawl . They have the viciousness of a dog, but with the ability to climb walls and stick to objects ." The top half of the parasite's head is the mandible . The top and lower jaws end in serrated edges and have four pairs of eyes each . The rest of the parasite consists of a crustacean - like carapace, several pairs of claws, and arms . A deep blue - purple muscular membrane stretches between the top and lower jaws . When a human is bitten, the victim becomes ill and bleeds profusely, mainly from the eyes, and shortly after this, the torso expands and explodes . They are called HSPs (Human Scale Parasites) on the Blu - ray Special Investigation Mode . </P> <P> Artist Neville Page, in response to claims that the design of the creature was similar to that of the 2006 South Korean film The Host, said, "They are (similar) in that they ravage and seem to originate from the water, but the end results are quite different . However, when I finally saw some of the concept art, there were some very obvious similarities . But then again, I think that we were both channeling similar biological possibilities ." </P> <P> Initially, the viral marketing campaign for Cloverfield suggested that the creature was an amphibious organism awakened by the fall of a satellite into the ocean . However, the events of The Cloverfield Paradox suggest that for some versions of Earth, the organism may have originated from another dimension . </P> <P> Based on the success of Cloverfield, which earned over $40 million during its opening weekend in January 2008, the toy company Hasbro began accepting orders for a 14 - inch limited edition toy figure of the monster to be shipped to fans starting December 24, 2008 . It comes with several accessories, including the disembodied head of the Statue of Liberty, two changeable heads (one with an open mouth, one with a closed mouth), and 10 static figures of the monster's parasites . </P>

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