Skitters
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Skitters are an insectoid alien species that serve as primary ground troops and antagonists in the science fiction television series "Falling Skies."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skitters canonical | 7 |
| rebel Skitters | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1042022 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Skitters Context triple: [Falling Skies, featuresSpecies, Skitters]
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A.
Scorpiace
Scorpiace is an early Christian apologetic treatise by Tertullian that defends the value of martyrdom against heretical teachings.
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B.
Buckwild
Buckwild is an American hip-hop producer and member of the Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.), known for his influential work with artists like The Notorious B.I.G., O.C., and Big L.
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C.
The Snakes
The Snakes is a subgroup affiliated with the Brooklyn hip-hop collective Junior M.A.F.I.A., associated with the mid-1990s East Coast rap scene.
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D.
Gliz
Gliz is one of the official mascots of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, depicted as a stylized anthropomorphic ice cube symbolizing winter sports and modernity.
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E.
Tarantula
Tarantula is an experimental, stream-of-consciousness prose poetry book by Bob Dylan, reflecting his surreal and avant-garde literary style of the 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Skitters Target entity description: Skitters are an insectoid alien species that serve as primary ground troops and antagonists in the science fiction television series "Falling Skies."
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A.
Scorpiace
Scorpiace is an early Christian apologetic treatise by Tertullian that defends the value of martyrdom against heretical teachings.
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B.
Buckwild
Buckwild is an American hip-hop producer and member of the Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.), known for his influential work with artists like The Notorious B.I.G., O.C., and Big L.
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C.
The Snakes
The Snakes is a subgroup affiliated with the Brooklyn hip-hop collective Junior M.A.F.I.A., associated with the mid-1990s East Coast rap scene.
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D.
Gliz
Gliz is one of the official mascots of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, depicted as a stylized anthropomorphic ice cube symbolizing winter sports and modernity.
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E.
Tarantula
Tarantula is an experimental, stream-of-consciousness prose poetry book by Bob Dylan, reflecting his surreal and avant-garde literary style of the 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional alien species
ⓘ
television character species ⓘ |
| affiliation | Espheni ⓘ |
| alignment | primarily antagonistic ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Falling Skies ⓘ |
| backstory | originally free species conquered by Espheni ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | hexapod-like ⓘ |
| combatAbility |
agile climbers in battle
ⓘ
strong melee fighters ⓘ |
| communicationMethod |
telepathic link via harnesses
ⓘ
vocalizations ⓘ |
| controls |
harnessed human children
ⓘ
harnessed teenagers ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
2nd Massachusetts Militia Regiment
ⓘ
human resistance ⓘ |
| eyeColor | glowing ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Falling Skies universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Falling Skies
|
| firstAppearance |
Falling Skies Season 1 Episode 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Falling Skies
|
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| intelligenceLevel | high ⓘ |
| languageStatus | partially deciphered by humans in series ⓘ |
| locomotion |
climbing
ⓘ
quadrupedal running ⓘ wall-crawling ⓘ |
| medium | television series ⓘ |
| mindControlStatus | themselves controlled by Espheni Overlords ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
spider-like movement
ⓘ
use of harnesses to enslave children ⓘ |
| notableSubgroup |
rebel Skitters
ⓘ
linked to:
Skitters
|
| numberOfLimbs | 6 ⓘ |
| origin | enslaved species repurposed by Espheni ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | actors in suits with CGI enhancement ⓘ |
| rebellionAgainst | Espheni Overlords ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
ground troops
ⓘ
primary antagonists ⓘ |
| servesAs | shock troops for Espheni ⓘ |
| skinColor | grey-green ⓘ |
| skinTexture | chitinous ⓘ |
| someMembersAlignment | allied with human resistance (rebel Skitters) ⓘ |
| speciesType | insectoid ⓘ |
| tacticalRole |
front-line infantry
ⓘ
raiding parties ⓘ |
| technologyUsed | bio-mechanical harnesses ⓘ |
| weakness |
susceptible to rebellion against Espheni control
ⓘ
vulnerability to certain frequencies ⓘ |
| weaponUse |
human firearms (occasionally)
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organic weapons ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Skitters Description of subject: Skitters are an insectoid alien species that serve as primary ground troops and antagonists in the science fiction television series "Falling Skies."
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Skitters