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"There are insects everywhere, here. They're brilliant. Other than all the biting and the stinging. That's a bit annoying."
―Milo Graf[src]

Garazeb Orrelios being attacked by a swarm of fly insects on Thune

Insects (also called bugs)[1] were a class of arthropods[2] exemplified by the can-cell,[3] Thunian wart-hornet,[1] rot-wing,[4] and Vashkan apidactyl species.[5] They were characterized by a segmented body[6] with six limbs.[7] Other possible characteristics included wings, compound eyes, and probosces. At least some insects fed off the watery fluid circulating through plants.[8]

In certain species, bites or stings could occur when an insect became agitated and sought to defend itself through natural defense mechanisms.[8] In some case, said bites or stingings were mere annoyances,[1] but in others, they could be lethal.[5]

Species with features reminiscent of insects were referred to as "insectoid",[9] "insect-like,"[10] or "insectile".[11] Such species included the Geonosians,[9] the Culisetto,[12] the Melitto,[11] the lyleks, and the gutkurrs.[13]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Adventures in Wild Space: The Snare
  2. ↑ In Star Wars: Complete Locations, the insectoid Mustafarians are described as descending from arthropods.
  3. ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
  4. ↑ Aftermath: Life Debt
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The Perfect Weapon"
  6. ↑ A New Dawn
  7. ↑ Dark Disciple
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 StarWars-DatabankII.png Geonosis in the Databank (backup link)
  10. ↑ Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Star Wars: Aliens of the Galaxy
  12. ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
  13. ↑ Lords of the Sith
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