Acklay

== Acklay ==
Acklays were amphibious reptilian crustaceans with six deadly claws and razor-sharp teeth native to the planet Vendaxa. They were used as execution beasts by the Geonosians.
== Biology and appearance ==
The acklay have a mix of crustacean and reptile with amphibious traits that allow it to inhabit the water and land of its homeworld of Vendaxa. The gigantic creature was protected by a hard, shell-like carapace of bony nodules. They walked on six hardened, skin-covered claws, and had grappling hands. Its mouth was filled with razor-sharp teeth, and used an organ beneath its chin to sense the body electricity given off by its prey, which it would then spear with its pointed legs. The species had stretchy stomachs and three eyes.
== Behaviour ==
Acklays were carnivorous, predatory creatures, and though they typically lived underwater on Vendaxa, they came on land to hunt the planet's plains for lemnai. Surprisingly agile, acklays scuttled around on their six pointed legs, using an organ beneath their chins to sense the body electricity of their prey. They speared their prey with their claws, biting through them with razor-sharp teeth and snapping limbs or swallowing them into their stretchy stomachs. Vicious creatures possessing agile fury and bestial rage, acklays were known for their bite, and were strong enough to bite through a polearm and smash a stone pillar to the ground.
Acklays were known to be used as killer beasts in execution arenas, such as the Petranaki Arena on Geonosis. There, Geonosian picadors kept the creatures under control with jabs from static pikes, and at other times the beasts were chained.