The term 'Wells' Fruit Eaters' refers to the Eloi, a fictional species of humans who appear in the 1895 novel The Time Machine by H. G. Wells. They are described as a gentle, childlike race living in a future world where they are preyed upon by the Morlocks. The Eloi are a peaceful people who spend their days eating fruit and playing in the sun. They have no knowledge of technology or science, and are unable to defend themselves against the Morlocks.