 The producers had to move the filming of the beach sequences from the previous episodes due to changes in the tides at that time of year . Similar to the previous episode , the spaceship was computer @-@ generated . The sequence where the locals are boiled by the ocean water was accomplished using underwater filming of stuntmen under various degrees of make up . Fifty thousand dead crickets were rented from a local entomologist for the scene where Scully 's tent was attacked by bugs . The live insects were portrayed by blowing popcorn and packing foam at Anderson with fans and editing it into insects in post production . 
 The producers had to move the filming of the beach sequences from the previous episodes due to changes in the tides at that time of year . Similar to the previous episode , the spaceship was computer @-@ generated . The sequence where the locals are boiled by the ocean water was accomplished using underwater filming of stuntmen under various degrees of make up . Fifty thousand dead crickets <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> rented from a local entomologist for the scene where Scully <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>tent was attacked by bugs . The live insects <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> portrayed by blowing popcorn and packing foam at Anderson with fans and editing it into insects in post production . 
The producers had to move the filming of the beach sequences from the previous episodes due to changes in da tides at that time of year . Similar to the previous episode , the spaceship was computer @-@ generated . Tdasequence where the locals r boiled by thdacean water was accomplished using underwater filming of stuntmen under various degrees of make up . Fifty thousand dead crickets was rented from a local entomologist for the scene where Scully  tent was attacked by bugs . Thedave roaches was portrayed by blowing popcorn and packing foam at Anderson with fans and editing it into insects in post production .