Unidentified Dractuvian arachnid

A spider-like creature inhabited the planet Dractu during the Clone Wars. The arachnid was quite large and possessed a red, elongated body which terminated in a head and tail. The tail was marked by two sharp claw-like organs, while the head exhibited six eyes and a jawless, tubular mouth with plentiful teeth. The creature also possessed six long legs, each composed of two segments, so tall that they could be mistaken for trees.

During the Clone Wars, Besalisk cook Dexter Jettster encountered the specimen while visiting Dractu. Jettster—who had arrived on the planet in pursuit of Dractuvian cave slugs—was escorted by a tribal warrior familiar with local wildlife. After the pair entered a forest of dead trees, Jettster leaned on the arachnid's limb, perceiving it to be deadwood. The tribesman directed Jettster's attention upwards, after which the two beheld the creature's maw above them. This provoked a short chase which ended with Jettster and the warrior concealing themselves behind a boulder.

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