Fleebog The Fleebogs were a species of tiny , sentient beings characterized by blue skin , red eyes , and a yellow shell . They inhabited mazes of tunnels ; one group of Fleebogs lived below the surface of the Forest Moon of Endor near the Ewok settlement of Bright Tree Village in such a habitat . The Endor Fleebog population used domesticated insects as beasts of burden and as lighting for their tunnels . In 3 ABY , the Fleebogs of Endor were threatened by the ravenous ra - lugg , an arachnid that had invaded their subterranean territory . To bring their plight to the attention of the Bright Tree Ewoks and thus gain their assistance , the Fleebogs used a type of plant known as a damsel flower to shrink the Ewoks ' Princess Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka down to their size . With the assistance of the princess and the similarly miniaturized Ewoks Teebo and Wicket Wystri Warrick , the Fleebogs defeated the ra - lugg and learned that even small beings could handle big problems . Biology and appearance . The Fleebogs were a sentient species whose members were much smaller than most other intelligent beings . They had a roughly humanoid posture , although their limbs were short in proportion to their bodies . They had three fingers , one of them an opposable thumb , on each hand , and two pointed toes on each foot . The Fleebogs stood only one inch high , making them shorter than the lower leg of an Ewok — a species whose members averaged one meter in height — and small enough to fit in an Ewok ' s palm . Fleebog skin was hairless and blue , although some specimens had black spots on their arms . The belly and tail were striated and red . The Fleebog back sported a round , yellow shell with black spots . Fleebogs had two thin antennae and two pointed ears on their high - domed heads . Their slanted , pupilless , yellow eyes flanked a wide nose . The broad Fleebog mouth was flexible and expressive , and capable of speaking Ewokese . Their minuscule , white teeth were sharp , and two fangs poked out even when the mouth was closed . Society and culture . Fleebogs lived in subterranean tunnels just below the surface . Their underground passages were large in relation to their diminutive inhabitants ; they stood roughly twice the height of the average Fleebog and two or three times the width . These labyrinthine complexes could seem like mazes to outsiders . The Fleebogs on the Forest Moon of Endor had access to relatively primitive technology . They fashioned doors and gates from sticks tied with cord and used these to block access to tunnels and to create enclosed spaces . They also employed cord to tie up prisoners . Endor ' s Fleebogs knew the properties of the damsel flower , a plant whose pollen caused an Ewok to shrink , although the Fleebogs had no idea that the process continued indefinitely until they used that technique on an Ewok firsthand . Fleebogs used domesticated beetle - like insects as beasts of burden and mounts , and fire beetle s to illuminate their homes . Endor ' s Fleebogs spoke Ewokese . The Fleebogs had an inferiority complex due to their minuscule size . They lived in constant fear of larger predators — such as the ra - lugg , an arachnid - like creature with sharp pincers — which led to the development of defensive measures . For example , they used a stick to prop up a platform of twig and string covered in rocks ; if the ra - lugg attacked , the twig could be pulled free , strewing about the rocks and blocking off the tunnel . Another tactic was to break through the bottom of a surface puddle to allow the water to flood the tunnels below and drown out an intruder . History . Before the midpoint of 3 ABY , a group of Fleebogs had established a society on the Forest Moon of Endor in the Inner Zuma Region of the galaxy . At least some of those Fleebogs founded a home in the forest near Bright Tree Village and made contact with the Ewoks who lived there , although this was brief and unsustained . Nevertheless , the species ' numbers never made up more than one percent of the Forest Moon ' s sentient inhabitants . By 3 ABY , Endor ' s Fleebogs were terrorized by the ra - lugg , a web - laying arachnid predator . Although they had defenses against the creature , the Fleebogs feared themselves inadequate to defeat the beast and thus tried to petition the Bright Tree Ewoks for aid . Nevertheless , the Ewoks did not notice the diminutive beings , so their pleas went unanswered . The tiny beings set a trap for Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka , the princess of Bright Tree Village , by setting out a damsel flower for her to find . Upon sniffing it , she shrank in size , and a party of four Fleebog emissaries kidnapped her . Once the Fleebogs and their captive were underground , the ra - lugg attacked , forcing the Fleebogs to spring their defenses . The event convinced Kintaka of the danger that the small beings faced . An Ewok rescue party — consisting of Teebo and Wicket W . Warrick , who had been shrunk down and sent to retrieve the princess — threatened to attack the Fleebogs , but the princess convinced them to aid the small beings instead . However , Kintaka was shrinking at a continuous rate , a consequence that the Fleebogs had not predicted . The Ewoks and Fleebogs thus agreed to retrieve a satchel of growing powder from the web of the ra - lugg . The princess , now small enough to evade the ra - lugg ' s notice , retrieved the powder . She scattered some of it on the monster , causing the beast to grow larger and run off in surprise . The Ewoks used the remainder of the substance to return to their normal dimensions , and the Fleebogs learned that size was no impediment to achieving great things . Behind the scenes . The Fleebogs were created by writer David Manak and illustrator Warren Kremer for the Marvel " Ewoks " comic book . Their only appearance , " " in Issue 11 , was first published in January 1987 . " Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds " states that of Endor ' s many sentient species , only the Ewoks and Yuzzums were native to the Forest Moon . The article " Castaways of Endor " adds only Duloks to this list and implies that all other sentients on Endor were introduced from other worlds . According to the article " Endor and the Moddell Sector , " such introductions were relatively common due to the dual navigational hazards of a massive gravity shadow and a shield of space debris that crashed countless starships on the moon .