He tried to save his family when the Skitters came, but he was not fast enough.

However, after doing this, she departs, leaving him feeling betrayed by the Skitters.

Hal asks him about the "harness" and the Skitters.

The 2nd Mass go to the city to attack the Skitters base, bringing 50 volunteers.

At the start of the series Ben is captured and harnessed by the Skitters.

Tom begins having nightmares about the Skitters recapturing him.

He is eventually rescued from the skitters and is made free from his harness.

Failing that, Mike puts his gun in the Skitters mouth, knocking it unconscious.

He tells Matt that the Skitters cared for the kids and weren't monsters, but a family.

Speaking for the Skitters, she promises to lead him to them if he tells her everything he knows about the 2nd Mass.

They appear to be the "officers" or master-race commanding or controlling the Skitters.

He was harnessed by the Skitters.

"They kill the skitters in jars."

The Skitters let Hal escape because they want to discourage the human resistance from attempting to free more harnessed children.

Terry describes the behavior as though the Skitters were thanking them for Megan, for handing over one of their own.

The skitters and shrieks of voles scrambling over a pile of broken, sodden furniture.

Release the skitters," said Peter.

Anybody can git the skitters."

"Well, you'll have the skitters.

Rick runs off to rejoin the Skitters and meets Megan, whose body is slowly changing under the influence of the harness.

Russie strained his ears, trying to pick out the skitters and clicks that would have meant Lizards were walking with the humans.

Seldon sighed as he climbed into one of the skitters that were ranked side by side in the large alcove.

On learning that the Skitters know the whereabouts of the 2nd Mass, Tom decides to evacuate the civilians while leaving a small force behind.

It is revealed in the episode "Grace" that Weaver was a religious man but that he lost faith when the Skitters came.

Ben is verbally attacked by an angry citizen who calls him a "razor-back" and the Skitters are attacking because of kids like him.

She could see a light skittering around inside the office.

Sure enough, in he skittered, but several others came with him.

His mind skittered over that to what he had become.

It must have skittered there when he was cut down.

It skittered across the floor and came to a rest some feet away.

But with huge dark eyes that would look at you and then skitter away.

She heard a sound at the door and skittered behind the screen again.

He heard them skittering past his hole in the ground.

He watched her come, trying not to show the fear skittering inside.

Then he got the gun away and it skittered across the floor.

By then, my thoughts were skittering around what I'd seen and knew.

Then he shook my hand and skittered out the front door.

He quickly skittered into the shadows off to the side.

In the living room, broken glass skittered across the floor.

The chips skittered across the table to land in the center with the rest.

She stood up so suddenly her chair skittered back into the wall.

But for each one flung away, three more skittered up to take its place.

The gun fell from his hand and skittered across the floor.

Two yellow eyes caught in the light, held for a second, and skittered away.

He skittered away as she glared at the others in his group.

Until they all either fell into the planet or skittered off.

He skittered towards the door but turned at the last minute.

When it's time to be funny, he skitters over the top.

The wind was making up, and dust skittered down the street.

He put his fork down, too hard, and it skittered along the table.