And didn't that kill by damaging blood vessels and thus causing massive clotting?
Via a biological agent obtained from a sattelite collector outside the Earth's atmosphere, IIRC, with a result of turning all the blood in the pt to powder, clotting internally and completely. It also dissolved teflon seals of the biosecurity containment lab in which it was being examined, causing all sorts of interesting little difficulties.
Personally, I think the sci-fi giant ants or grasshoppers are more likely. But Crichton's book and the movie make for an interesting analogy.
Those of us more knowledgable about the rays being beamed to Earth use Gold foil in our hats.
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