Exogorth/Legends



Space slugs are a species of gastropod seen in The Empire Strikes Back as well as other works in the Expanded Universe. They are a silicon based lifeform that feed on another race of silicon based animal called a Mynock. Space slugs generally make their habitats in asteroids, where they permanently spend their lives. This because their "tail" is actually like a system of roots that tie into the innards of the asteroid. Many space slugs have been found in the Hoth Asteroid Field, some of which were hundreds of feet long and dubbed "titans". They have been known to actually eat sections of an Imperial Star Destroyer when they skim too close to a slug's grasp.