[ WP ] An alien race encounters the most terrifying predator imaginable . A lone , unarmed human .

FIELD REPORT 
 
 When we first encountered the colony, it had wandered into one of our suppressors. Despite the damage done to the suppressor, we are thankful for its action. 
 
 THE WORLD 
 
 We will only report on the world in so far as it relates to the creature. What we know of it -- and this is limited -- is that it comes from a highly competitive world. Everything there not only competes, but is actually required to compete. It seems that no creature there can exist without substance that another possesses. Whats worse, these substances seem to be needed on a regular basis. We have found several colonies on the home world, they seem to all operate in roughly the same way. However, each colony seems to vary in size, and some castes are not found in some colonies and other castes are found commonly. In fact, most castes do n't even belong to a colony. 
 
 LOCOMOTION STRATEGIES 
 
 The colony that wandered into our suppressor is no different, and the colony itself moves quickly. We have no way of expressing how quickly. Too fast for us to track, in fact. When we test, tracking only detects when the colony chooses to remain still. It seems to do this on a cyclical basis, though we have yet to determine what causes it to do so. This dormant phase happens quickly, but we are able to track it then. It's non-dormant phase -- it is difficult to describe how fast the colony can move. It can move only parts of itself or the whole colony. Should the colony be loosed upon us, there is no doubt it would move more quickly then we can react. 
 
 SENSORY MECHANICS 
 
 The colony seems to be able to actually detect radiation in multiple ways. When the colony entered a dormant state, various forms of radiation were produced in the suppressor. During certain a spectrum of radiation, the colony would again start moving. Additionally, it seems to be able to actually sense particulate matter of an incredibly small size. This discovery was made by accident when the suppressor tried reviving itself and ejected its methane exhaust into the area where the colony was located. Finally, it seems to sense able to sense vibrational disturbances. We know of no reason why a colony would require so many senses, but it has been confirmed to posses them. 
 
 COLONY CASTES 
 
 There appear to be too many to list, but each caste within the colony tends to have a very specific task. We suspect that certain castes are responsible for radiation detection, vibration detection, and locomotion. More work is needed here. 
 
 CLOSING 
 
 The colony eventually entered what can only be described as an entropic state during its dormant cycle. Each individual caste item within the colony began to lose cohesion. Some caste items even began to... absorb... other caste items. We suspect that this processes is what allows the colonies to propagate, so there should be more to experiment on soon. 
 
 DISSENSION THEORY 
 
 The other theory is that the entropic state is a permanent loss in cohesion and that the colony will never recover. This theory is unpopular, obviously as such a thing is unprecedented.
