Andelm beetles, a type of beetle, were a species found on Andelm IV. The larvae of these beetles possessed unusual organic compounds, which found application as a power source for blasters. These beetles moved as a group, and posed a threat to intelligent life if they were in large groups. After the Battle of Yavin, the criminal figure Jaum established a mining enterprise within the Andelm beetle caverns, exploiting the beetles' habitat. He forced individuals in debt to labor as slaves within his mining operation.