Arachnid Physiology

The power to use the abilities of arachnids. Variation of Animal Imitation and Animal Morphing.

Also Called

• Arachnid Body/Form/Mimicry
• Arachnida Body/Form/Mimicry/Physiology
• Spider Body/Form/Mimicry/Physiology

Capabilities

User with this ability either is or can mimic/transform into arachnids, including spiders, scorpions, harvestmen, ticks, mites and solifugae.

Applications

• Acid Generation
• Appendage Generation/Multiple Arms
• Contaminant Immunity
• Danger Intuition
• Dermal Armor
• Ecdysis
• Enhanced Agility
• Enhanced Balance
• Enhanced Bite
• Enhanced Strength
• Inaudibility
• Poison Generation
• Stinger Protrusion
• Wallcrawling

Techniques

• Arachnid Swarming

Variations

• Arachnida Physiology
  • Acarina Physiology (mites, ticks): Blood Consumption, Disease Inducement, Environmental Adaptation, Parasite Physiology, Shell Formation (ticks only), Seismic Sense, Enhanced Smell, Water Sense, Infrared Perception, Poison Absorption
  • Arachnopulmonata Physiology
    • Scorpion Physiology (scorpions): Pincer Grip, Tail Manifestation
    • Tetrapulmonata Physiology
      • Araneae Physiology (orb-web spiders, wolf spiders, and jumping spiders, tarantulas, trapdoor spiders, funnel-web spiders, etc.): Web Generation
      • Amblypygid Physiology (whip spiders/tailless whip scorpions): Pincer Grip, Enhanced Senses
      • Thelyphonida Physiology (whip scorpions): Pincer Grip, Acid Generation/Miasma Emission
  • Opiliones Physiology (harvestmen): Miasma Emission, Anatomical Liberation, Seismic Sense
  • Solifugae Physiology (camel spiders/wind scorpions/sun spiders/solifuges): Pincer Grip, Enhanced Bite, Seismic Sense, Enhanced Vision, Enhanced Speed, Desert Adaptation
• Limulidae Physiology (horseshoe crabs): Claw Retraction, Limb Regrowth, Tail Manifestation

Associations

• Animal Imitation
• Animal Morphing
• Silk Manipulation

Arachnids are associated with great number of mystical and supernatural abilities and connections in mythology and folklore, thus user with this power may have access to:

• Horseshoe Crab: Ancient Empowerment
• Tick: Greed Empowerment, Greed Embodiment, and Greed Aura

Limitations

• May need practice to change back into original form.
• As arachnids are ectotherms, user may be vulnerable to extreme temperatures.
• Psychoactive drugs like caffeine and LSD have stronger effect on arachnids (notably spiders).

Known Users

See Also: Arachnid Tropes.

Gallery

Silitha (Darkdiders) is a giant spider of the abyss.

Lord Recluse (City of Villains)

Arachnichimps (Ben 10: Alien Force)

Arachne (Monster Girl Encyclopedia) are one of the many bug-based women who are renowned "Ambush Rapists".

Spider-Doppelganger (Marvel Comics)

Kaine Parker/Scarlet Spider (Marvel Comics)

Ben Reilly/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)

Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man 2099 (Marvel Comics)

Anya Corazon (Marvel Comics)

Miles Morales/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)

Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman (Marvel Comics)

Entoma Vasilissa Zeta (Overlord) hides her hideous Arachnid-like body behind a cute disguise.

Shiraori (Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?) is an Evil God that was originally born as a spider, and still possesses a similar biology of one.

Ariel (Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?) is the outcome of a genetic experiment blending human and spider DNA, as a result of this she possesses some of the abilities of a spider.

Black Spider (Young Justice)

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