Kreetle

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The kreetle was a parasitic, burrowing insect often found in homes and cities. They could be found on a variety of worlds, including Tatooine,^[4] Naboo,^[6] Kashyyyk^[5] and Geonosis^[5].

Biology and appearance

The parasitic kreetle was equipped with five pairs of legs, a tough reddish-brown exoskeleton, and large mandibles. Kreetles thrived on garbage and vegetable remains, and could often be found in abandoned profogg burrows.^[4]

Behavior

Kreetles were located near cities.^[4]

Despite their small size, kreetles were aggressive arthropods, but usually posed little threat to travelers in the large cities they colonized near. Overkreetles were extremely large, aggressive kreetles. However they were not as common, and rarely found in close proximity to cities.^[1]

Kreetles were native to Naboo,^[7] From Naboo the kreetle was transported to its moon Ohma-D'un. The Gungans used kreetles as nutcrackers, but also found the arthropod to be a tasty snack.

They are also native to Tatooine.^[4]

Kreetles fed on flesh, whether living or dead. They attack in groups of four-to-five, taking a bite and then retreating before moving in for another.^[7] These creatures shared a symbiotic relationship with slaatik hagworms in the Lianorm Swamp.^[6]

Kreetles in the galaxy

A Kreetle, as seen in Star Wars Galaxies

During the Clone Wars, the kreetle could be found on Geonosis and Kashyyyk.^[5]

The word "kreetle" was sometimes used as an insult.^[8]

History

After the Battle of Yavin, Animal Control officer Entha Kandela tasked a spacer to eliminate kreetles around Mos Eisley to prevent them to burrow and weaken the crusty soil all around the city.^[9]

Behind the scenes

Kreetles have appeared in several Star Wars video games, the first being the tie-in to Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, Star Wars Episode I: The Gungan Frontier.

Although the kreetle is said to have five pairs of legs, they are rendered with only three pairs in Star Wars: Republic Commando.

In the current canon, kreetles, albeit still unidentified, can be seen hanging alongside other creatures such as gorgs at Ronto Roasters of the Black Spire Outpost.^[10]