Have you ever wondered what it’s really like inside the belly of a Sarlacc? The infamous pit of doom from Star Wars is more than just teeth and sand.
Good thing, Star Wars gave us a detailed cutaway of the Sarlacc Pit, so we can finally see what’s going on inside that infamous pit of doom.
Check out the fascinating details below!
1. Touch-receptor tentacles
2. Rock-hard primary digestive glands
3. Beaked tongue swallows small prey whole
4. Inward-pointing teeth prevent victims from escaping
5. Tranquilizing poisons immobilize prey
6. Slower digestive route for more intellectually stimulating victims
7. Sand trap
8. Multiple hearts paired with multiple lungs
9. Site of Boba Fett’s eventual escape
10. Still-sentient cocooned victims become part of the Sarlacc’s collective intelligence
11. Transport tentacles place prey in specific areas of main stomach
12. Humanoid prey from one of Jabba’s previous visits
13. Careless axocha
14. Anchored root system
15. Acidic juices dissolve soft membranes and digest smaller molecules of food
16. Unfortunate Eopie
17. Parasitic male remains attached to female for life
