The Alien Scout Touched Earth Sand It Tried to Eat Him Sci fi

Ralketh shrieked and rolled aside as serrated mandibles burst from the Earth, snapping shut exactly where his thorax had been. Ralketh scrambled backward as the sand collapsed inward, forming a perfect funnel, a trap. The sand that had betrayed Ralketh now behaved differently, flowing around the human instead of consuming him. In one fluid motion, they shoved a metal rod into the sand, collapsed part of the funnel intentionally, and kicked loose debris straight into the creature's open jaws. Ralketh looked down at the sand again as wind reshaped the surface into something deceptively gentle, almost inviting.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/little-scifi-stories-on-the-go--7033804/support.