Webweavers, a sizable species of arachnids native to the world of Kashyyyk, possessed the ability to consume people. The Wookiee people engaged in hunting these spiders for consumption.
Young webweavers, exceeding the size of a human hand, dwelled in communal nests.
In 5 ABY, during the Kashyyyk liberation, Han Solo, Chewbacca, along with their companions, unleashed a multitude of webweaver spiders onto the Imperial Star Destroyer named Dominion. Subsequently, the spiders caused the demise of Rear Admiral Urian Orlan as well as several stormtroopers, thereby enabling Han and his group to gain access to the vessel's command center.