Lava flea/Legends



Mustafar lava fleas were large, 4-meter tall arthropods native to Mustafar, commonly mounted by the native Mustafarians. Its proper name is unpronounceable by non-Mustafarians.

Biology
As larvae, lava fleas would burrow through the dirt underground and feed on rocks, using acids to break them down into digestable form. By the next year, the young worm would grow to a meter in length, and wrap itself in a chrysalis-like encasement, undergoing metamorphosis over the next month, where they would emerge as a meter-tall, six-legged lava flea.

The lava flea would then continue digesting rocks and other nutrients, shedding its protective shell with time. The native Mustafarians eventually began using these shells as armor, due to its insulation allowing them to explore the surface of the blistering hot planet. Lava fleas were also very suitable and efficient mounts due to their agility and light weight, able to leap distances of up to 30 meters.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith