Mor-Taxan

The Mor-Taxans are an alien race that features in War of the Worlds TV series.

History
The invasion of the planet Earth began in 1938 where the Mor-Taxans devastated the Human cities but they were not accustomed to the planet's microscopic lifeforms. These organisms seemingly killed the invaders with their bodies being placed into barrels placed at radioactive sites. (Episode: The Resurrection) After the invasion, all relevant data on the Mor-Taxans and some of their technology was locked away in a military archives bunker where it was classified under Project: Deep Ice. To ensure the security of this data, documentation deliberately mispelt the name of the Project and hit them in different vaults to prevent anyone from easily discerning their location. The contents of this data list upto 10,000 such drums being placed at various sites where the aliens slumbered. (Episode: The Second Seal)

The Advocacy later sent their agents in possessed bodies to recover the weaponry of one of their crashed starships and travelled to the site in Grover's Mill which was celebrating the 50th anniversary since the end of the invasion. These aliens managed to successfully retrieve a heat ray from the crashed saucer and attached it to a Human truck where they intended to use it against agents of Project: Blackwood. However, these Humans reflected the beam back with a crystal dish that destroyed not only the heat ray but many of the alien invaders as well. (Episode: Eye for an Eye) Afterwards, they sent further infiltrators to retrieve the data from Project: Deep Ice in order for them to recover more of their hibernating brethren. (Episode: The Second Seal)

Biology
Upon taking a host, a Mor-Taxan seemingly altered their blood chemistry because if stabbed Humans bled a green blood before dissolving. (Episode: The Second Seal)

When transfering from one possessed body to another, the previous host disintegrated into a steaming pile of slime. (Episode: The Second Seal)

Society
In terms of mindset, the Mor-Taxans held a deem view on Humanity and believed them to be the equivalent of fungus and that they did not negotiate with such a lowly species. (Episode: Eye for an Eye)

The species did not accept failure and individuals that did fail in their duty were expected to commit suicide as part of their obligation. Before killing themselves, these individuals stated the phrase "To life immortal". (Episode: The Second Seal)

Technology
Mor-Taxans also created hand-held three sided pyramidical shaped green crystals that generated electric pulses and had a drug-like addictive euphoric effect on Humans. Humans falling under the influence desired further contact and facing symptoms such as withdrawal. The crystal was also able to generate green energy pulses that sent individuals flying backwards and also reacted to exposure to light. (Episode: The Second Seal)

In terms of infantry scale weaponry, the Mox-Taxans created energy weapons that were able to fit into the hands of a Human. These weapons were bommerang shaped and projected outward where they fired two green energy bolts at either end at a target. The strength of the blast was strong to leave a hole in a concrete wall in a bunker or were capable of disintegrating targets. (Episode: The Second Seal)

Their science allowed them to easily retrofit their advanced weaponry to more primitive technology. One example was when a group of Mor-Taxans salvaged one of their starships heat beams and fitted it onto a Human truck. (Episode: Eye for an Eye)

Link

 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mor-Taxan