Katydidn't: Science Fiction

[penthius]

The katydid sang in the grass outside the cabin, a solid whirr that soothed the inhabitants inside to sleep. When a louder song started up, imitating the katydid, and the katydid fell silent, in fear or shock, they didn’t notice. The song droned on through the night, and they slept well, but when they woke, they noticed the song that they'd been not hearing all through the night. They stepped outside and saw the insectile alien humming to the katydids and eating as much grass as a cow. They tried to talk to it, but it ignored them. They tried to move it, but it was too heavy for them. They called the military, who imported doctors and scientists and soldiers, but the katydid moved away when the doctors tried to examine it, and when the military tried to shoot it with a tranquilizer, it reared up, deflected the dart, and--


Inspiration: Boingboing articles about insect photography and alien costuming from the '80s.
Story Potential: Low. So low.
Notes: Snoooorrreee....