Spider-sponge

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Spider-sponges,[2] also written as spider sponges, were a type of flora native to the planet Geonosis.[1] Nests of spider-sponges lived in the air vent tunnel between the power generator hub and the fusion reactor in the Geonosian droid factories[2] in 22 BBY.[3] The creatures survived on the toxic waste gases produced by the factory.[2]

Behind the scenes

In the new Star Wars canon, spider-sponges were mentioned in the 2016 reference book Star Wars: Complete Locations. The material mentioning spider-sponges was reprinted[2] from the 2003 Star Wars Legends reference book Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, which was written by Simon Beecroft and Curtis Saxton and marked the first mention of the creatures.[4]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Geonosis and Other Planets in the Outer Rim" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Star Wars: Complete Locations
  3. ↑ The caption mentioning spider-sponges in Star Wars: Complete Locations is part of an image depicting the events of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 22 BBY.
  4. ↑ Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones