Playing dead
Playing dead was the act of feigning death (people and animals) or destruction (starships) to avoid being attacked or to lure the enemy closer.

In 2266, Captain James T. Kirk suggested the  play dead to draw a Romulan ship out. ()

In 2370, a Ferengi ship was playing dead until the  approached it. ()

Opossums were known for playing dead () which gave rise to the synonymous term "playing possum". In 2377, Kathryn Janeway rejected Chakotay's suggestion that a damaged Hirogen ship was a trap for , stating that "The Hirogen aren't the type to play possum". ()

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