These tiny animals are known to range from a few centimetres to about fifteen centimetres long. Their orange feathery plumage is sufficiently long to obscure most of the body details. The creature is generally conical, with the feathers trailing behind it. A pair of fine antennae sprout from the anterior. The mode of locomotion is unknown due to the feather cover, but when alarmed, the creature is capable of moving distances comparable to its body length in one second.
These bugs appear to care for their young: one adult was observed playing with what seemed to be a small number of miniature versions of itself outside Jabba's palace, at sunset on the day before the Hutt's demise. Unfortunately, before the animals could be seen in much detail they were devoured by a nearby worrt. The bug's senses were acute enough for it to become aware of the danger when it was roughly a metre from the predator. Upon disocvery of the threat, the smaller animal chirped in alarm and made a futile crawl for safety.
A large specimen plays in the sand with several smaller companions, possibly its offspring.
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