Spider

"...and the least said about the Harches the better. Those guys are literally giant spiders for pity's sake."

―Jaxxon T. Tumperakki, to Lando Calrissian

A swarm of spice spiders

Spiders, also known as arachnids, were an eight-legged species found throughout the galaxy. Ginntho, spine spiders, assassin-spiders, and spice spiders were all members of this species. The Harch, krykna, and Rakazzak beasts were considered to be "spider-like." Despite being named after this creature, none of the droids known as spider droids ever had eight legs.

Appearances

Star Wars: Galactic Defense (Indirect mention only) The High Republic: Convergence (Mentioned only) The High Republic: Convergence audiobook (Mentioned only) The High Republic: Quest for the Hidden City (Mentioned only) The High Republic: Quest for the Hidden City audiobook (Mentioned only) The High Republic: Path of Vengeance (Mentioned only) The High Republic: Path of Vengeance audiobook (Mentioned only) The High Republic: Cataclysm (Mentioned only) The High Republic: Cataclysm audiobook (Mentioned only) The High Republic: Quest for Planet X (Mentioned only) The High Republic: Quest for Planet X audiobook (Mentioned only) "Shield of the Jedi" — The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life (Appears as a corpse) "Shield of the Jedi" — The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life audiobook (Appears as a corpse) The High Republic: Into the Dark (Mentioned only) The High Republic: Into the Dark audiobook (Mentioned only) The High Republic: Light of the Jedi (Mentioned only) The High Republic: Light of the Jedi audiobook (Mentioned only) The High Republic: A Test of Courage (Mentioned only) The High Republic: A Test of Courage audiobook (Mentioned only) The High Republic Adventures — The Monster of Temple Peak 2 The High Republic Adventures — The Monster of Temple Peak 3 The High Republic Adventures — The Monster of Temple Peak 4 The High Republic: The Rising Storm (Mentioned only) The High Republic: The Rising Storm audiobook (Mentioned only) The High Republic: Tempest Runner (In flashback(s)) The High Republic: The Fallen Star (Mentioned only) The High Republic: The Fallen Star audiobook (Mentioned only) "Light in the Darkness" — The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life (Mentioned only) "Light in the Darkness" — The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life audiobook (Mentioned only) "Rogue Element" — The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life (Mentioned only) The High Republic: Escape from Valo (Mentioned only) The High Republic: The Eye of Darkness (Mentioned only) The High Republic: Beware the Nameless (Mentioned only) Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade (Emblem only) Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade audiobook (Emblem only) Queen's Hope (Mentioned only) Queen's Hope audiobook (Mentioned only) "Dark Vengeance: The True Story of Darth Maul and His Revenge Against the Jedi Known as Obi-Wan Kenobi" — The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark (Mentioned only) "Dark Vengeance: The True Story of Darth Maul and His Revenge Against the Jedi Known as Obi-Wan Kenobi" — The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark audiobook (Mentioned only) Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (First appearance) Adventures in Wild Space: The Nest Adventures in Wild Space: The Dark "The Voice of the Empire" — Star Wars Insider 170 (Mentioned only) Lords of the Sith (Mentioned only) Lords of the Sith audiobook (Mentioned only) Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Most Wanted (Mentioned only) Most Wanted audiobook (Mentioned only) Jedi: Battle Scars (Mentioned only) Jedi: Battle Scars audiobook (Mentioned only) Lando - Double or Nothing 4 Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow (Mentioned only) Star Wars Rebels — "The Holocrons of Fate" (Mentioned only) "A Trooper's Worth" — Star Wars Rebels Animation 1 (Mentioned only) "Tales of Villainy: Grave Digger" — Star Wars Adventures (2020) 10 "The Baptist" — From a Certain Point of View (Mentioned only) "The Baptist" — From a Certain Point of View audiobook (Mentioned only) Star Wars Battlefront (DLC) Heir to the Jedi (Mentioned only) Heir to the Jedi audiobook (Mentioned only) Doctor Aphra Annual 2 (Mentioned only) Choose Your Destiny: An Escape Mission "In the Lair of the Dragon Slug" — Tales from the Rancor Pit The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi? The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi? audiobook "Fake It Till You Make It" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (Mentioned only) "Fake It Till You Make It" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back audiobook (Mentioned only) Star Wars (2020) 34 (as food) Dark Droids: D-Squad 2 (Mentioned only) Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization (Mentioned only) "The Light That Falls" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Mentioned only) "The Light That Falls" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi audiobook (Mentioned only) "Masters" — Stories of Jedi and Sith (Mentioned only) "Masters" — Stories of Jedi and Sith audiobook (Mentioned only) "Blade Squadron" — Star Wars Insider 149–150 (Mentioned only) The Princess and the Scoundrel (Mentioned only) The Princess and the Scoundrel audiobook (Mentioned only) Aftermath Aftermath audiobook Shadow Fall (Mentioned only) Shadow Fall audiobook (Mentioned only) Aftermath: Life Debt Aftermath: Life Debt audiobook Victory's Price (Mentioned only) Victory's Price audiobook (Mentioned only) Aftermath: Empire's End (Mentioned only) Aftermath: Empire's End audiobook (Mentioned only) The Mandalorian Season 2 Junior Novel The Mandalorian — "Chapter 10: The Passenger" The Mandalorian Season 2 2 The Mandalorian Season 2 3 (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Star Wars: Hunters Shadow of the Sith (Mentioned only) Shadow of the Sith audiobook (Mentioned only) Bloodline (Mentioned only) Bloodline audiobook (Mentioned only) Star Wars Special: C-3PO 1 Phasma (Mentioned only) Phasma audiobook (Mentioned only) The Last Jedi: Cobalt Squadron (Mentioned only) The Last Jedi: Cobalt Squadron audiobook (Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel (Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel audiobook (Mentioned only) R2-D2 is LOST! "A Life Immortal" — Dark Legends (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel audiobook (Mentioned only)

Non-canon appearances

• LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Sources

"Lair of Grievous" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link) Ultimate Star Wars Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know Star Wars Helmet Collection 8 (Databank A-Z: Bric–C-3PO) Star Wars Helmet Collection 8 (Weapons & Uniforms: Imperial Droids) Star Wars Helmet Collection 12 (Weapons & Uniforms: The Geonosians) Star Wars: Complete Locations Star Wars Helmet Collection 22 (Databank A-Z: Gungans–Rako Hardeen) Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia Dawn of Rebellion Star Wars Helmet Collection 57 (Highlights of the Saga: Leaving Skystrike) Star Wars Helmet Collection 57 (Weapons & Uniforms: Chopper Base–Atollon) Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor Star Wars: Droidography (Indirect mention only) Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition "Unfinished Business" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link) "You Can't See the Forest for the Trees!" — Star Wars - The Official Magazine 97 Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Making of Season Two" "C-3PO" — Star Wars Encyclopedia "Before the dark times…" — Star Wars - The Official Magazine 101 "Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season Two Companion" — Star Wars Insider 202 Star Wars: The Mandalorian Handbook Atollon in the Databank (backup link) Dwarf Spider Droid in the Databank (backup link) (Indirect mention only) Harch in the Databank (backup link) Homing Spider Droid in the Databank (backup link) (Indirect mention only) ice spiders in the Databank (backup link) Krykna in the Databank (backup link)

Non-canon sources

• LEGO Star Wars: Choose Your Side: Doodle Activity Book

Notes and references

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