Baby Sarlacc
The Baby sarlaac (Sarlaac infans) is the sessile juvenile form of the sarlaac, multi-tentacled alien beast whose immense, gaping maw is lined with several rows of sharp teeth. While the adult form is deadly dangerous and widely feared, the relatively harmless juvenile sarlaac is popular as a novelty pet.
The adult sarlaac catches its prey — chiefly condemned criminals and unlucky bounty hunters and arachnids — with a trapping structure formed by the terminal portion of each of the sarlaac's tentacles, which is triggered by tiny hairs (called "trigger hairs" or "sensitive hairs") on their inner surfaces.
Although widely harvested for sale, the population of the baby sarlaac has been rapidly declining in its native range. The species is currently under Extraterrestrial Species Act review by the U.S. Space & Alien Life Service.
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External links:
- Sarlaac @ Wikipedia