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OneMore
Since: Oct, 2010

Hey! Do We Have This One: A common trope in Sci-Fi television series'. It's where humans or something are mining or exploiting a resource they didn't realize was alive. Most often, this is the twist to the motivation of some non-humanoid or amorphous being killing people.
Examples includ:
- the episode "42" of Doctor Who
- the episode "The Problem with Popplers" of Futurama
- the episode "The Devil in the Dark" from Star Trek The Original Series
And some Star Gate SG 1 episode I can't find.