Forum: Lost Stories

Looking for a story about an expedition to a planet that the landing party gets attacked by the local Inhabitants

I think you are looking for the Eden stories by Colin Barrett. I seem to remember the hint you gave being a big part of the story.

The first world humans have found with a sentient life form. But it's a very different world, and Eden's native are very different from humanity

https://storiesonline.net/universe/801/eden

The first few landing stories in The Martian Chronicles.

That's the story thanks Capt Zapp

That's the story thanks Capt Zapp