The sarlacc shared a common ancestor with the rathtar, blixus, and vixus, and all possessed a large maw, tentacles, and a voracious appetite. There was some debate among xenobiologists as to whether the creature was an animal or an unusual carnivorous plant, though most found the creature far too dangerous to merit an extended study of the question. The creature swallowed its prey whole, and its mouth contained rows of hundreds of spear-like teeth, which kept the victim from climbing back out. The sarlacc had several appendages that branched off from its buried body, and many stomachs. Ī hundred meters in height, its entire body was buried in sand, save its massive mouth and beaked tongue. The neurotoxins caused constant pain, and, while still conscious, the prey were digested for millennia due to the creature's weak stomach acid. Victims of the sarlacc were injected with immobilizing neurotoxins with the purpose of extracting nutrients from them and to keep them alive for at least a millenium. Once sarlaccs reached their maturity after 30,000 years, they would burrow themselves nearly 100 meters below the surface, feeding on creatures and humanoids unfortunate enough to fall into their mouths. Once the male reached the female's original size, he would burst, releasing millions of spores into the air and atmosphere. When a male and female encountered one another, the smaller male would parasitically feed off the female, diminishing her size while increasing his own. Sarlaccs began their lives as spores and were able to travel great distances. Han Solo fleeing a pair of infant sarlaccs on I'vorcia Prime

' It's hard to hug a sarlacc, right?' ―Dec Hansen

A thousand years of pain