Mound mites, denizens of refuse heaps, were native to Tatooine. It is recorded that a mutated member of this species brought fear to the inhabitants of Mos Taike during the year 1 ABY.
Before its shutdown on December 15, 2011, mound mites made an appearance in the Star Wars Galaxies video game, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game created by Sony and released by LucasArts.