Hakaran The Hakarans were a sentient insectoid species hailing from the swamp planet Hakara . The Hakarans remained unknown to the Galactic Republic until the Clone Wars , when they requested aid from the Jedi Order to fight off Separatist battle droids that had invaded their homeworld . Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan Ahsoka Tano arrived on Hakara and taught the Hakarans how to defeat the droids . With the Jedi ' s help , the Hakarans were able to liberate their planet . Biology and appearance . The Hakarans were a sentient species of tiny insectoids capable of flight . Due to their small size , they were easily confused for non - sentient insects . The Hakarans usually massed in large swarms . They had their own language and were also able to communicate by forming a swarm in the shape of an object or a symbol ; the latter way of communication was especially useful to convey information to individuals who did not know the Hakarans ' language . The Hakarans lived in underground dwellings connected to the surface by tree hollows , and they possessed some form of technology to send signals off - world . The Hakarans were quick learners , able to grasp new technological concepts rapidly . History . The Hakarans were the only indigenous species of the swamp planet Hakara , which the Galactic Republic believed uninhabited at the time of the Clone Wars , although the Hakarans themselves were aware of the existence of the Jedi Order . At some point during the first two years of the war , Hakara was invaded by the Confederacy of Independent Systems , and a detachment of battle droids was stationed on the planet in order to steal the planet ' s natural resources . The Confederacy knew of the Hakarans , but they did not consider them to be a threat to their operation . Hoping to receive help from the Jedi , the Hakarans used their native technology to send a distress signal to the Jedi High Council . The Jedi Council received the message , but they were unable to decipher most of it because they were unfamiliar with the Hakaran language . Still , the Council conjectured that the strange message was in fact a call for help and thus sent Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan , Ahsoka Tano , to Hakara to investigate . Upon arrival , the two Jedi mistook the Hakarans for nothing more than importunate insects , until a group of Hakarans saved them from a speeder bike – mounted B1 battle droid on patrol . The Jedi then realized that the insects possessed sentience and , by using the Force , taught them how to deactivate the droids ' neural processor s . With the new knowledge , the Hakarans raided a Confederate platform and dispatched all B1 battle droids and DSD1 dwarf spider droids stationed there . While the Hakarans finished off the remaining stragglers scattered throughout Hakara , Tano and Skywalker left the planet to inform the Jedi Council about the Hakarans . Skywalker hoped that the Council would place Hakara under their protection to prevent another invasion , and that the Jedi would suggest that the Republic send an ambassador to the planet . Behind the scenes . The Hakarans are featured in " A Little Help on Hakara " , a short comic strip published in " " in June of 2010 and written by Tom DeFalco . In the comic , the Hakarans are illustrated by Tanya Roberts .