Insectoids Source: UFO Universe Magazine Excerpt
In previous articles, I discussed the distinct possibility that the alien creatures perpetrating the abduction of human beings may be insect-like life forms rather than humanoid intelligences. I also questioned the concept of UFOs being nuts-and-bolts spacecraft by suggesting that they may actually be space-travelling "techno-hives" aboard which many generations of insectoids might be hatched during a singular interstellar journey. I also attempted to demonstrate by voicing arguments based on several examples drawn from terrestrial
insect species (i.e., their physiology and behavior) that a marked similarity does exist between many of Earth's insects and the bipedal "grey creatures" that have been reported by abductees.
Of course, all of the above represents a line of thought which goes against the grain of contemporary UFOlogical thinking because it reduces the anthropornorphic (or humanoid) factor of interaction with humankind to the point of near evaporation and brings its face to face with the unexpected, the feared, and the unacceptable.
Among the thoughts expressed was the possibility that the so-called "alienimplanted screen memories," which many of the abductees experience, may actually be the end products of all-too-hurnan psychological defense mechanisms that might transform the hideous-looking (three to five feet tall) insectoids into a far more acceptable variety of creature such as white-tailed deer, rabbits, and birds, etc. But it may also be that the basic "humanoid appearance of the insectoid creature is a product of the same aut onomously activated defensive process. In short, from a purely psychological point of view, it may be much easier for one to endure being abused by little people frorn another world than by gigantic bugs from Planet X.
Although the previous insectoid articles rapidly covered a great deal of ground concerning the creatures' physiology, behavior, and skills at constructing and navigating techno-hives, it only briefly touched upon the possibility that non-flying techno-nests (or alien bases) may be fully-operational from within the Earth's crust, and that this may
account for the fantastic increase in reported abductions in recent years, while, at the same time, official reports of UFO flybys and landings have drastically fa llen off.
What's more, the insectoids may not be exclusively interested in homo sapiens, that is, to a greater degree than any other of Earth's mammals and that the mutilated carcasses of cattle and other animals occasionally found in the vicinity of UFO activity may be able to forensically inform UFO researchers of certain things about the insectoids' motives perhaps things that their human captives probably could riot tell them about. This brings us to the point of exploring several more aspects of insectoid behavi or and to further speculate on what such a biological intelligence's intentions towards human beings may be.
Scoop Marks and Other Calling Cards
Perhaps the most startling physical evidence relating to the abduction experience is what UFOlogist Raymond E. Fowler calls "the alien calling cards" that are usually discovered by the abductee upon awakening from slumber, or some alien-induced altered state of consciousness that coincides with his or her abduction.
In some instances, reddish-colored marks, rashes, or skin eruptions in the form of circles, triangles, and even more elaborate designs have been reported. But the most commonly reported mark (or wound) is that of a scoop-like depression (or small circular scar) in the flesh of the abductee(s). Several abduction researchers describe these marks as being similar to medical punch biopsy scarring, and they may also be likened to deep-seated chicken pox scars that are caused when a child
has scratched open pox pimples on various parts of their body.
But the abduction scarring is said to appear overnight and is not accompanied by traces of blood or scab residue in the general vicinity of the scar. Several experts have suggested that the scoop mark is actually a cauterized wound produced by the alien's use of surgical lasers, but this explanation seems to fall short of the mark because the abductees do not tend to consciously recall laser-like clinical
procedures being performed upon thern during their harrowing
experience. Nor do repressed experiential recollection of this sort tend to be elicited from them with the aid of regressive hypnotic techniques. Besides, massive laser exposures and organ removal seems to be an alien activity that is restricted to Earth's livestock and not to any sort of invasive surgical procedure that the abductees suffer at the hands of the aliens.
Scoop marks, An Insectoid Procedure Aftereffect?
As with the common house fly's method of ingesting food, many insects actually salivate upon solid foods, and this saliva starts to break the food down into a semi-liquified mass that the insect sucks up through its feeding tube or laps up with its tongue. In this way, creatures that do not have mandibles (jaws) that can cut, tear, or chew solid food stuffs may, nevertheless, ingest the nutrients they require in order to survive. This technique also keeps blood from coagulating in the mosquito's beak while it is feeding upon its warm blooded prey. A similar hi-tech method of extracting tissue samples from the abductees may account for the sudden, bloodless, and scabless
appearance of the scoop-like scars upon their persons (i.e., the
wounds may not be laser incisions or punch biopsy aftereffects, but rather the area of liquified tissue that has been extracted from beneath the surface of the abductee's skin and produces the so-called scoop mark).
The Meat of the Subject
Although it may be extraordinarily repulsive to our way of thinking about the foods one might enjoy, insectoids might consider certain body parts and organs of cattle and other domesticated animals to be delicacies. To be specific, any natural orifice of an animal is a ready-made point of entry for many foraging insects, birds, and scavenger: such as hyenas. Such natural opening (as well as gaping wounds) make possible the detection of odors that attract and excite many scavenging creatures. Perhaps the insectoids regard these orifices and the organs that lie just within them to be delicacies. Perhaps they extract these organs with surgical precision instead of ravenous beaks and jaws because they have lost these physiological attributes over the course of their evolutionary development, but
apparently they haven't lost their taste for these organs and select pieces of flesh.
Insectold Physiology?
The alien cadavers reportedly retrieved at the UFO crash site near Roswell, NM (1947) may offer us a valuable clue along these lines because thorough examinations of the aliens' mouths indicated that it was a pouch-like (i.e., membrane-lined) orifice and that they had no teeth, stomach or intestinal tract.
Theoretically speaking, a pouch-like mouth of this sort could be a digestive sack for liquids and bits of solid food stuffs which are slowly absorbed and then enter the creature's blood stream, thereby, nourishing it. Similar digestive chambers are found in nature, as with the Venus Flytrap, several kinds of marine life and some vipers' bites
not only paralyze and kill the small mammals the snake preys upon, but the snakes' venom (much like the house fly's saliva) starts a digestive process upon the stricke n mammal before the snake swallows it.
Insectold Science?
On the other hand, if the insectoids do have some sort of scientific interest in humans (as opposed to the strict establishment of a hi-tech host-parasitic relationship), it may be that their curiosity was first kindled by our nuclear testing, the great hole in our planet's ozone shield, or by the abductee's contradictory display of a great deal of emotion, nurturing, and loving concern for their children while, at the same time, this seemingly compassionate and highly intelligent earth creature knowingly c ontaminates the planet's waterways, depletes its rain forests, and poisons its atmosphere. Perhaps, the insectoids wonder what kind of malady it is that would cause earthlings to willfully destroy their hive, and in so doing,
doom their offspring. Perhaps the insectoid scientists are perplexed by the question of how such a remarkable biological intelligence could evolve to the point that it actually looses touch with its basic instinct for survival? If this is t he case, the insectoids might be extraordinari ly curious about our ecologically-destructive behavior, and they may wish to monitor us humans and, in so doing document our demise. In fact, should these smartbugs be advanced to the point where time-travel is available to them, they may actually be visiting earth at this point in time in order to discover what happened to an extinct
life form that attempted to communicate with them eons ago.
In Search of Missing Parts
If insectoids not only have enormous brains crammed within their bulbous heads but remnants of complex motor ganglia centers within their bodies, it may be that they mistakenly believe that we, too, should have such rudimentary biological and autonomously activated defense systems that would back us up if our reasoning became clouded and the very existence of our species were in jeopardy.
Perhaps this is why the aliens seem to be searching for missing parts as they probe the abdomens of the abductees? Perhaps this is why they collect so many specimens of tissue, ova, or sperm? But most of all, perhaps this is why they were so profoundly interested in examining Betty Hill's central nervous system way back in 1961 (a procedure that they still routinely perform on the abductees).
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Obviously, we do not presently have the answers to these complex questions, and because we do not, we are forced to speculate about the possible meaning of alien interaction with mankind. Should the insectoid creatures I've described be visiting Earth and constructing underground techno-nests, it is imperative that UFO researchers listen (with a less anthropomorphic ear) to the abductee's descriptions of the aliens and their behavior so we might marshal an intelligent,
non-hostile, and yet, effective, respo nse to the creatures'
activities.
Food for Thought
At a gathering of abductees which was held at a well-known abduction researcher's home a few years ago, a young girl (age 11 or 12) told those present of her (and her mother's) abduction experiences. She mentioned kidnapping, pregnancy, fetus removal, and that the aliens were coming to this planet for food. Those present seemed to dismiss the child's comments about the aliens' quest of food almost as soon as the words passed through her lips. Perhaps they never heard the old adage concerning the truths that come out of the mouths of babes or,
perhaps, they just couldn't integrate this information with their own estimate of the abduction situation?
Deep Space 7-11?
Perhaps the insectoids are only interested in the earth's mammals (including homo sapiens) because they are a source of nutrients that can help replenish onboard food supplies that become exhausted as they traverse the cosmos. Perhaps they have some skills at cloning tissue and organic fluids that they feed upon, but somehow, as clone after clone is produced during their travels, the strain weakens and a heartier stock is desired.
Perhaps they are attempting to create "living supplies" (i.e., the hybrids), but this seems implausible because it would also be necessary to take care of such creatures within their spacecraft. Test tubes or petri dishes full of cultures are far less of an on board storage and maintenance problem. Besides, if the earth is situated along an interstellar line of travel (i.e., a foraging or trade route)
that the insectoids frequent, it would make much more sense to simply pick up what they need as they scoot by. In this case, our planet may be a sort of cosmic convenience store where hybrids (i.e., living food supplies) are being stored underground, and the abductees are merely being used to help produce them.
"If it is a fact that the aliens have the ability to implant screen memories (i.e. false perceptions and recollections of the abduction experience) in the mind of the abductees and that they have also lied to them or have been extraordinarily deceptive about a number of things they have imparted to them, how can we ignore the distinct possibility that everything the abductee recalls (even under hypnosis)
isn't an alien-implanted falsehood? How can we be certain that the so-called alien-instilled memory block s are not multi-leveled or so deeply ingrained in the abductee's psyche that the elucidation of accurate information about the abduction experience isn't beyond the scope of the researcher's abilities and the mental facility of the experiencer? (E.g., one abduction expert identified an experiencer's observation of a four foot tall owl standing on a roadway as a screen memory of a four foot tall alien that was about to abduct her. Why the alien would provide the witness with such a shockingly distorted and highly memorable perception of a common bird when the abduction is supposed to be covertly executed is unknown. But it may be that the perception of a four foot tall alien is as much of a perceptual distortion as that of the giant owl that the lady reportedly encountered.)
Moreover, if the aliens do have the remarkable ability to distort our visual perceptions in this manner, it would seem logical to suspect that they may also have similar capabilities regarding what the abductees think they are saying to them. This may account for the religious-minded abductee hearing soothing and spiritually enlightening words or, conversely, divine warning of some kind, while those concerned about the planet's failing ecostructure might perceive images of global doom or hear messages about saving the planet. it could be that the greys tap into deepseated human anxieties, fears,
and emotions and simply play back precisely what the experiencer
wants, needs, or desperately desires to hear. This process may have nothing to do with the aliens' being concerned about the abductees, mankind, or our planet's ecological problems. Instead, it may be that the greys intuitively (or instinctually) pick up on "human woundedness" of this sort, just as many of earth's predators single out the young and infirm of the herd creatures that they prey upon.
Unfortunately, we do riot know how the aliens intend to use this uncanny process of selection; but, if they are using it, it appears that they know a great deal more about us than we think and that human contact with them is far more of' an outgoing informational process than an incoming one.
In Fear of the Unknown
As one can see, my concerns are with the abductees' well-being as much as with illustrating that this phenomenon may be poorly understood by the experts. I cannot, no make that, will not, accept the convoluted notion that kidnapping, physical mutilation, forceable rape, fetus removal, and scaring the living bell out of people (including children) is somehow a benevolent, transformational, and spiritually
enlightening alien activity that one shouldn't fear.
Even if the greys have no concept of law, a basic grasp of right and wrong, and even if they are not mean-spirited and are simply behaving in a totally unsympathetic, unfeeling, or purely clinical manner (as many abduction researchers have asserted) that does little to reduce the harrowing effects of the traumatic and painful abuses that fellow human beings are suffering at their hands."
by M.J. Graeber
Vol. 8 No. 1 - 1998 Issue