Cecilia May's species

[tmazanec1]

Is this it:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecaelia
?

[DinoGirl]

The thing that differs to that though, is her 'Medusa' styled hair from Greek Mythology.

[tmazanec1]

I wonder, at least, if this is where they got her name...

[pitbulllady]

I don't think so. I'd be willing to bet that few, if any, Pixar employees have ever heard of a Cecaelian, let alone know what one looks like. Heck, I'VE never seen one, as much as I mess around with reptiles and amphibians! "Celia Mae" is actually a fairly common name, especially here in the South, where women often tend to have double names, like that, or "Bobby Sue". I actually knew a couple of women named Celia Mae and Cecillia Mae, respectively, while growing up, and I think one was related to me somehow(my family tree is rather complicated), although both were older women at that time and both are deceased, now.

pitbulllady

[tmazanec1]

Well, it does seem a big coincidence, the name and the fact that her lower body is that of an octopus.

[pitbulllady]

Jun 30, 2009 19:44:48 GMT -5 tmazanec1 said:

Well, it does seem a big coincidence, the name and the fact that her lower body is that of an octopus.

Yep, Celia Mae DOES resemble a Cephlapod more than any reptile or amphibian, doesn't she? Not just the tentacles, but the shape of her head, too, resembles an octopus. Like Waxford and the sushi chef at Harryhausen's, I'd classify her in with the "Cephlapod-tentacle Monster" grouping. Only Randall really would fall into the "Reptilian" catagory.

pitbulllady

[ivyandbro]

Maybe the Pixar artists just wanted to do that cecalea-hybrid mix xD