A unique form of arachnid, the space mite, was a silicon-based lifeform capable of surviving in the void of space. These creatures began their lives as parasitic inhabitants of mynocks. Upon reaching adulthood, they would leave their mynock hosts and quickly transform into their fully grown state, attaining a size of approximately one meter. Subsequently, they would create durable egg casings, depositing as many as twelve eggs within each one. During the era of the Galactic Civil War, a colony of space mites established a habitat within the computer network of the crippled 3-Z light freighter known as the Whisper, which was located in proximity to the planet of Korad.