Species
Clip beetle
Legends Canon version → Linked from 4 articles
Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.
Clip beetles were small, non-sentient insects that were created by the Yuuzhan Vong species. In existence by 27 ABY, the beetles had an abdominal shell, a head with a pair of mandibles, and its flesh and shell were both nutritious. A clip beetle's head could be used as a natural type of stitching for wounds; the beetle could be encouraged to bite the flesh on either side of the wound, and the rest of the beetle's body would then be removed. The head would be left in place with the jaws still holding the wound shut.
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Facts
- Designation
- Non-sentient
- Class
- Insect
- Length
- Small
- Distinctions
- Nutritious flesh and shell
- Use as a natural medical stitch
Appearances
3 works, in story order
- The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand (first mentioned)
- The New Jedi Order: Traitor (first appearance)
- The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I: Remnant
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