▁meets ▁Ber en baum . ▁The ▁two ▁leave ▁with ▁one ▁another , ▁discuss ing ▁their ▁interests ▁in ▁insect s ▁and ▁rob ots . ▁That ▁night ▁Mul der ▁writes ▁his ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁case , ▁wondering ▁how ▁human ity ▁would ▁react ▁if ▁insect - like ▁rob ots ▁visited ▁Earth . ▁Mul der ▁finds ▁a ▁b izar re ▁looking ▁bug ▁by ▁his ▁food , ▁and ▁cr ush es ▁it ▁with ▁an ▁X - File . ▁ ▁Production ▁▁ ▁W riter ▁Dar in ▁Morgan ▁was ▁inspired ▁to ▁write ▁the ▁episode ▁after ▁he ▁saw ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁a ▁magazine ▁that ▁featured ▁insect - like ▁rob ots ▁designed ▁by ▁robot ic ist ▁and ▁author ▁Rod ney ▁Bro oks . ▁Morgan ▁was ▁also ▁inspired ▁by ▁Or son ▁W elles ' s ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁radio ▁broadcast ▁of ▁H . G . ▁Well s ' s ▁book ▁The ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁World s ▁( which ▁had ▁caused ▁mass ▁h yst eria ), ▁with ▁the ▁episode ' s ▁title ▁being ▁a ▁direct ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁novel ▁( with ▁the ▁last ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁episode ' s ▁title , ▁" cop roph ages ", ▁referring ▁to ▁a ▁d ung ▁e ater ). ▁The ▁town ▁featured ▁in ▁this ▁episode ▁also ▁takes ▁place ▁in — M iller ' s ▁Gro ve — is ▁a ▁play ▁on ▁Gro ver ' s ▁Mill , ▁the ▁setting ▁of ▁Or son ▁W elles ' s ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁radio ▁adaptation . ▁Origin ally , ▁a ▁scene ▁featuring ▁the ▁sh er iff ▁discuss ing ▁a