 Why is Alan in the jungle?
Frowning, worrying about the sounds, Alan momentarily forgot to watch his step until his foot suddenly plunged into an ant hill, throwing him to the jungle floor. At midday some few of the blue sun's rays filtered through to the jungle floor, but now, late afternoon on the planet, the shadows were long and gloomy. Then, through the trees he saw the clearing of the camp site, the temporary home for the scout ship and the eleven men who, with Alan, were the only humans on the jungle planet, Waiamea. In the movement, his elbow struck the top of a small earthy mound and he was instantly engulfed in a swarm of locust-like insects that beat disgustingly against his eyes and mouth.
 Alan is with a group of colonists, who are going to build a new colony on the jungle planet.
 Alan is hiding from the killer robots in the jungle.  Alan is with a group of colonists, who are going to build a new colony on the jungle planet.  Alan is hunting pumas in the jungle.  Alan is camping with friends in the jungle.