Kouhun/Legends

"Be careful, they're very poisonous."

- Jango Fett

Kouhun were vermiform arthropods with segmented bodies, roughly thirty centimeters long. They could be different colors, including white, red, brown or black, depending on the breed.



Each kouhun had a stinger tongue, roughly four to ten centimeters when fully extended, and an extremely poisonous bite. While the stinger poison was only painful for most creatures, the bite poison was lethal for Human-sized or smaller beings because its tail had small amounts of the nerve toxin. They were native to Indoumodo, but could also be found on many planets of the Outer Rim Territories, including Geonosis, Tatooine, and Gamorr. They were even known to be found on Core Worlds such as Corellia and Coruscant. They can survive in virtually any environmental conditions, with the exception of extreme cold.

Two kouhuns were used by Zam Wesell in an attempted assassination of Senator Amidala in 22 BBY. However, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi detected their presence through the Force and killed them. They were the perfect tool; they could evade even the tightest security, and were nearly impossible to trace back to their owner. Assassins that used kouhuns often starved them so that they were ravenous once they reached their target. Once the poison was injected, the kouhun lapped blood into its proboscis.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones novelization
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones 1
 * ''Labyrinth of Evil