▁the ▁September ▁ 1 1 ▁attacks ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁bridge ▁in ▁C á cer es , ▁Spain , ▁project ed ▁by ▁engine ers ▁Pedro ▁Pl as encia ▁and ▁Had ri án ▁A rias , ▁whose ▁pav ement ▁design ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁game . ▁The ▁las er ▁can non , ▁some ▁sh ots , ▁and ▁several ▁figures ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁on ▁the ▁deck . ▁ ▁A ▁French ▁street ▁artist , ▁Inv ader , ▁made ▁a ▁name ▁for ▁himself ▁by ▁creating ▁m osa ic ▁art work ▁of ▁Space ▁Inv ader ▁al iens ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁two ▁Brazil ian ▁zo olog ists ▁described ▁a ▁new ▁species ▁of ▁ara chn id ▁as ▁T ait o ▁space inv aders ▁K ury ▁& ▁Bar ros , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁inspired ▁after ▁the ▁game , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁res embl ance ▁of ▁a ▁fle ck ▁in ▁the ▁d ors al ▁sc ut um ▁of ▁the ▁animal ▁with ▁a ▁typical ▁al ien ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁High ways ▁England ▁launched ▁a ▁campaign ▁titled ▁“ Don ’ t ▁be ▁a ▁Space ▁Inv ader , ▁St ay ▁Sa fe , ▁St ay ▁Back ” ▁to ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁on ▁the ▁d angers ▁of ▁tail g ating . ▁People ▁were ▁also ▁able ▁to ▁order ▁free ▁car ▁b um per ▁stick ers ▁to ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁the ▁campaign . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁