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this insectile alien race was native to the planet Geonosis. Having evolved in the harsh environment of the planet, the Geonosians' society grew into a rigid caste system that defined a specific hierarchy that could not be broken: the queen, the aristocrats, and the drones. The average Geonosian was an avian humanoid with leathery skin and insectile features. Two thin wings sprouted from each shoulder, and provided the primary means of locomotion for the Geonosian. Their hands and feet ended in three digits, and their legs had two joints each. Their triangular heads were dominated by a group of thick tendrils that hung from their chins. Those Geonosians that could fly considered themselves to be superior to their earthbound brethren. Most Geonosians were simple drones, capable to doing excessive amounts of work with little or no supervision. As a people, Geonosians were efficient workers, combining their own ingenuity with vast amounts of automation to quickly produce moderate technology. For many centuries before the Battle Geonosis, Geonosians found a wealth of buyers for their products, especially droids, but as the Old Republic crumbled, many of their former customers opted to buy from more local or cosmopolitan worlds. All but a few of the Geonosian factories were abandoned, until Darth Sidious financed Poggle the Lesser's rise to power. Then, Count Dooku and the Separatists made a deal with the Geonosians to produce millions of battle droids, precipitating the onset of the Clone Wars.