User:Brain40/Sarlacc info

As you've probably heard, I know a lot about the sarlacc, if not all about it, so, I've compiled a section, or sub-page, here, where I've listed things about the sarlacc you probably didn't know, for further info about the sarlacc, click here. Now the info here is about the adult sarlacc, for info on the adolescent sarlacc, clik the hyper-link above.

Mouth and head The mouth and head of the sarlacc, is a very large bulb-shaped opening that emerges from the sand. It includes the tentacles (secondary tongues), the mucous-coated teeth, the beak (main tongue) and the throat opening, the tentacles are composed of skin and muscle, and have many microscopic sensors on them that are used to feel the ground since the sarlacc doesn't have eyes. They are also used to grab and drag in prey to its underground stomach. the beak is actually its tongue, that emmerges from the throat whenever prey wanders near; but it only emmerges when prey has a chance of getting away, but if its weak, it just stays within the throat, and awaits any prey that might stumble into the pit. The teeth function to keep prey in the mouth, since they are so sharp, it makes it hard for prey to escape, that and the fact that they are covered in mucous, making them slippery and hard to hold on to.

Throat The sarlacc's throat, contains three things, the beak, veins and feelers, and mucous excreting glands. The beak is in a small chamber in the middle of the throat, with special tissue that allows it to emmerge at will, and swallow prey, inside or outside the throat. The veins and feelers act to feel prey in the throat, and cover it in mucous, making it easier for the sarlacc to deliver it to the stomach. They also act to move prey through the body into the digestive system, as well as feel the prey to decide which chamber to put it in. The mucous glands excrete mucous in the throat, that act to make the throat slippery to keep prey from escaping, and to keep the throat moist, so it won't dry up from sand and gravel falling into the mouth constantly.

Digestive system The sarlacc's digestive system is composed of six things, stomach 1, stomach 2 stomach 3, digestive juices, acidic blood, tendrils. The main stomach is where prey is put in to be digested, in which they are held for over 1000 years, by tendrils that both digest the prey by injecting caustic fluid and acidic blood into it, which digest the inside of the victim, and deliver nutrients to it to keep it alive. stomachs 2 and 3, are smaller digestive organs that digest smaller victims, and are used to store victims for longer periods, so the sarlacc can get nutrients in emergencies when it doesn't have much prey in the main stomach, or when it needs to breed and grow. The acidic juices and caustic blood in the stomachs, help digest prey, the tendrils pump juices into the victim, which digest the insides of the victim, where as the blood delivers nutrients to the victim, while at the same time flowing through every single vessel, vein and organ in the victim, allowing the sarlacc to communicate and psychologically torture the victim, by targeting the brain. The blood also functions to digest the victim's body as well. The tendrils in the stomachs are what feed juices into prey, and at the same time hold them inside the sarlacc. The vessels puncture the victim's flesh, and embed themselves into the victim, connecting to the victim's organs and tissue, making the victim become one with the sarlacc at all times.

Outer body The sarlacc's outer body constists of skin and roots, which protect it from harm. The roots growing out of the sarlacc anchor it in the ground forcefully, keeping the salacc from moving, and they also absorb nutrients and water particles from the ground, to aid in its survival. The skin is hard and dry, and protects the sarlacc's insides. It functions also to feel vibrations from the outside of its mouth, to aid in catching prey.

Facts



 * The original sarlacc from the release of Return of the Jedi in theaters in 1986, didn't have a beak, and it only had a few tentacles, that were short and not fit for catching prey.


 * Boba Fett was not the only one to survie by escaping, Zorba the hutt also escaped by being hard to digest, so the sarlacc burped him out.


 * That during filming of the sarlacc in the desert, actors (stunt men) were advised to where ear and nose plugs, as well as safety glasses, to keep sand out of sensitive places on their heads.


 * That the Pit of Carkoon was formed when the sarlacc was a larva, and it buried itself a hole in the sand, (making the large pit).