The Telkadis hiding tree spider, primarily an ambush predator, originated from the planet Telkadis. The spider's eggs would incubate and hatch within the interior of a taku tree, with the young spiders subsequently tunneling further into the tree's core as they developed. These spiders would hunt small rodents, such as voletes, detecting them through their body heat. Their [poison](/article/poison/legends] was not strong enough to kill creatures the size of humanoids.