A story in one picture

Luckily it was just one scyther because it was just April. Casualties were one lung and a clavicle. Could've been worse but I think you can imagine my heart stopping when that thing crashed in my base.
Luckily just the one :O
I almost never get that kind of luck.
Sorta wish they don't attack your main base after a while. It's annoying.
Oh god. There will be a nice suprise for you in there when you hurt in :) you are VERY VERY lucky that you are still early on the planet if that would happen when you are in year 2.5 you are screwed
That happened to me, it targets your colonists and makes them hate everything... R.I.P. EVERYONE!!! ( if you incapacitate the crazy colonist, it chooses a new victim )
Use the tried and true method of encasing the part in wood and collapsing the roof.