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Metalmite

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this species of small insect makes a loud humming noise when it swarms together. Metalmites are composed mainly of metals themselves. They use biological enzymes to dissolve raw metals, then consume them for nutrients. Metalmites live in broods, with each brood led by an empress or queen. Each brood has a different pitch to its humming, and rival broods often go to war against each other. They can cause a lot of damage to any installation which is made of metal, or has metallic components. Drend Navett and Klif managed to get a swarm of them into the Drev'starn shield generator power station by surreptitiously placing them on the clothing of maintenance workers. The Bothans were forced to call them in - as they were acting as exotic pet dealers - to contain the infestation. This allowed them to further their plans to take out the generator.