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this species of unusual creature was found in asteroid belts across the galaxy. Believed to be somewhat intelligent, barri were able to survive in the hard vacuum of interstellar space. Many xenobiologists agreed that barri were intelligent enough to grasp the complexities of astrogation, since the migrations of barri were observed to be directed, rather than haphazard. It was believed that barri originated on a planet in Wild Space, and took to the stars to find more food. They subsist by licking the asteroids on which they ride, using acidic saliva and other excretions to break down the rock into digestible material. These four-meter-long creatures resemble a thick slug with four large, taloned feet at one end and their heads at the other. Many deep-space pilots have discovered that thye could form a bond with a particular barri, during which time the barri attaches itself to the ship for a ride. In return, the barri subconciously communicates with the ship's navigator and provides assistance in astrogation. This relationship was particularly noticeable among Gotal and Ugor pilots.