Spider Physiology

For a gallery of examples for Spider Physiology, see here.

Spider Physiology
Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) best known example of spider mimicry.
Power/Ability to:	Use the traits of spider

Power to use the abilities of spiders. Variation of Arachnid Physiology.

Capabilities

User with this ability either is or can mimic/transform into spider, including orb-web spiders, wolf spiders, and jumping spiders, tarantulas, trapdoor spiders, funnel-web spiders, etc..

Applications

• Acid Generation
• Appendage Generation/Multiple Arms
• Bio-Electricity Manipulation
• Camouflage
• Claw Retraction
• Danger Intuition
• Enhanced Agility
• Enhanced Balance
• Enhanced Bite/Stinger Protrusion
• Enhanced Durability
• Enhanced Endurance
• Enhanced Immunity
• Enhanced Jump
• Enhanced Marksmanship
• Enhanced Reflexes
• Enhanced Regeneration
• Enhanced Senses
  • Enhanced Vision
  • Seismic Sense
• Enhanced Speed
• Enhanced Strength
• Hibernation
• Inaudibility
• Needle Projection
• Pheromone Generation
• Poison Generation
• Predator Instinct
• Trapping Intuition
• Wallcrawling
• Web Generation

Variations

• Mygalomorphae Physiology (tarantula, funnel webs, trapdoor spiders): Enhanced Bite, Decelerated Aging, Poison Generation, Burrowing
  • Theraphosidae Physiology (Tarantulas): Needle Projection/Urticating hair
• Araneomorphae Physiology (orb-web spiders, wolf spiders, jumping spiders, etc.): Enhanced Jump, Enhanced Speed, Web Creation
  • Argyroneta Aquatica Physiology (Diving Bell Spider): Aquatic Respiration
  • Dolomedes Physiology (Fishing Spiders): Water Walking
  • Gasteracantha Physiology (Spiny orb-weaver): Dermal Armor, Spike Protrusion
  • Maratus Volans Physiology (Peacock/Gliding spider): Enhanced Gliding
  • Peucetia Viridans Physiology (Green Lynx Spider): Poison Spit
  • Scytodidae Physiology (Spitting Spiders): Poisonous Web Spitting
  • Sicariidae Physiology (Loxosceles and Sicarius): Necrosis Inducement
  • Sinopoda scurion Physiology (Eyeless huntsman spider): Blindsight

Mythical Spiders:

• Jorōgumo Physiology

Associations

• Arachnid Physiology
• Silk Manipulation

Spider is associated with great number of mystical and supernatural abilities and connections in mythology and folklore, thus user with this power may have access to: Destiny Manipulation, Fear Inducement, Pain Inducement, Thread Manipulation, Trickster

Known Users

Folklore/Mythology

• Anansi (African/Caribbean Mythology/Folklore)
• Iktomi (Lakota Mythology)
• Tsuchigumo (Japanese Mythology)
• Spider Demons (Japanese, Korean & Chinese Mythology)
• Arachne (Greco-Roman Mythology)

Literature

• Ungoliant (Tolkien)
• Acromantula (Harry Potter franchise)
  • Aragog (Harry Potter franchise)
  • Mosag (Harry Potter franchise)
  • Aragog and Mosag's children (Harry Potter franchise)
• The Torment (Skulduggery Pleasant)

Film

• Gagamboy (Gagamboy)

Western Television

• Arachne (Supernatural)
• Greg Arkin (Smallville)
• Spider Demons (Charmed)
• Caleb (Heroes)
• Mohinder Suresh (Heroes)
• Grimslaw Demons (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Itsy Bitsy (Thumb Wrestling Federation)

Western Animation

• Other Mother (Coraline)
• Fang (Teen Titans)
• Peter Parker clone/Tarantula (Ultimate Spider-Man)
• Jessica Drew (Ultimate Spider-Man)
• Webstor (Masters of the Universe)
• Arachno-Duck (Darkwing Duck)
• Spidermonkey/Ultimate Spidermonkey (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ultimate Alien/Omniverse)
• Miranda (W.I.T.C.H.)
• Munya (The Secret Saturdays)
• Beverly Holiday (Generator Rex) as an E.V.O.
• Airachnid (Transformers)
• Blackarachnia (Transformers Beast Wars)
• Tarantulas (Transformers Beast Wars)
• Jeff (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)
• Velma Green (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)
• Webmaster (Stonewall and Riot)
• Wydowna Spider (Monster High)

Comic Books

• Tarantula (DC Comics)
• Redback Spider (DC Comics)
• Insect Queen (DC Comics)
• Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
• Ben Reilly/Scarlet Spider (Marvel Comics)
• Spider-Ham (Marvel Comics)
• Spider-Man 2099 (Marvel Comics)
• Spider-Man 2211 (Marvel Comics)
• Spider-Girl (Marvel Comics)
• Kaine Parker (Marvel Comics)
• Spidercide (Marvel Comics)
• Guardian (Marvel Comics)
• Jack (Marvel Comics)
• Spider-Skeleton (Marvel Comics)
• Ezekiel (Marvel Comics)
• Spider-Woman (Marvel Comics)
• Julia Carpenter (Marvel Comics)
• Mattie Franklin (Marvel Comics)
• Charlotte Witter (Marvel Comics)
• Venom (Marvel Comics)
• Miss Arrow (Marvel Comics)
• Thousand (Marvel Comics)
• Joe Wade (Marvel Comics)
• Anya Corazon (Marvel Comics)
• Spider-Doppelganger (Marvel Comics)
• Gerry Drew (Marvel Comics/MC2)
• Blood Spider (Marvel Comics)
• Spider-X (Marvel Comics)
• Orb Weaver (Marvel Comics)
• Ashley Barton/Spider-Bitch (Marvel Comics)
• Spider-Boy (Amalgam Comics)
• Uma Arachnis (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Maria Harley (Angel: After the Fall)

Manga/Anime

• Kidōmaru (Naruto)
• Yamame Kurodani (Touhou Project)
• Arachne (Soul Eater)
• Ranmaru Mori (Ghost Sweeper Mikami: The Great Paradise Battle)

Video Games

• Frostbite Spiders (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
• Spinarak-Ariados (Pokemon)
• Joltik-Galvantula (Pokemon)
• Gabe Newell (Valve Software)
• Arachne (Valkyrie Crusade)

Other

• Spider Pug (Nope Vidya)