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A [[Our Centaurs Are Different|centaur-esque]] creature that has the upper body of a human and the lower body of a [[Giant Spider|spider]], sometimes referred to as [[Dungeons
Not to be confused with [[Spider-Man]] or [[Spider-Woman]]. See also the [[Youkai]] Tsuchigumo and Jurogumo, which are spiders that can turn into people and often have mix-and-match shapes similar to this trope. Naturally, tend to have an [[Arachnid Appearance and Attire]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==▼
* [[Classical Mythology|In Greco-Roman mythology]], there was a mortal weaver named Arachne. Arachne boasted of how her skills in making beautiful tapestries were better than those of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and crafts. Minerva grew so tired of her boasting that she turned Arachne into a spider woman, proving that Spider People are indeed [[Older Than Feudalism]].▼
** She was actually just [[Baleful Polymorph|turned into an ordinary spider]], but modern adaptations will usually have her turned into either this or a [[Giant Spider]].▼
▲== [[Anime and Manga]] ==
* Arukenimon's true form from ''[[Digimon Adventure 02]]''.
* Keito from [[Rosario
* Captain Talleran from ''[[One Piece]]'' is a literal Spider Monkey. As in, body and legs of a gigantic spider combined with the hands, head and tail of an equally big monkey.
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* The Crimson King in the comic adapation of ''[[The Dark Tower]]''.
== [[Film]]
* Not half-spider but definitely half-arachnid: ''[[The Scorpion King]]'' (at least in his appearance in ''[[The Mummy Trilogy|The Mummy Returns]]'').
* The
== [[Literature]] ==
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* Spidrens from [[Tamora Pierce]]'s [[Tortall Universe]], which have a spider's body and a human head.
== [[Live
* A non-human example: The aliens in the new [[TNT]] series ''[[Falling Skies]]'' have spider-like bodies, but their heads and forearms are more like the creatures from ''[[Alien]]''.
* The Captain Proton holodeck episode from Star Trek Voyager featured Janeway as Aracnia, Queen of the Spider People. Presumably had we seen the spider people, this trope would have been involved.
* There is the Queen of the Racnoss from the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "[[Doctor Who/Recap/2006 CS the Runaway Bride
* The ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' episode "Web of Desire" showed a different take on the Arachne myth. She was jealous of her daughter's beauty and drowned her in the ocean. Zeus cursed her into a Spider Person form and banished her on an deserted island.
== [[Oral Tradition]], [[Folklore]], Myths and Legends ==
▲* [[Classical Mythology|In Greco-Roman mythology]], there was a mortal weaver named Arachne. Arachne boasted of how her skills in making beautiful tapestries were better than those of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and crafts. Minerva grew so tired of her boasting that she turned Arachne into a spider woman, proving that Spider People are indeed [[Older Than Feudalism]].
▲** She was actually just [[Baleful Polymorph|turned into an ordinary spider]], but modern adaptations will usually have her turned into either this or a [[Giant Spider]].
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''[[Dungeons
** [[Forgotten Realms]] has Chitines, the magical hybrid of spiders and humanoids with four long spindly arms, somewhat rounded torso, spidery faceted eyes, mandibles and web spinneret over bellybutton, and [http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/mof_gallery/MonFaePG27.jpg Choldriths] - their female priestly caste who resembles a spider except humanoid head and forelegs ending in humanoid hands.
** There's also Aranea, though they are more like werespiders without any common
* Tsabo Tavoc, the Phyrexian general from ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]''.
** Sheoldred of the New Phyrexians have a similar look, although the lower portion is more like a cross between a spider and a crab, with four legs. And a giant mouth across its entire front,
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* The Contessa from ''[[Sly Cooper]] 2''. She's not really human but in a world where every character is an [[Funny Animal|anthropomorphic animal]] she kind of stands out.
* On variety of the Nerubians from ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' are like this, with spiderlike lower halves and humanoid upper halves. Although in fact they only have four legs. Most of them are insectoid or arachnoid throughout.
* The Lesbian Spider Queens from ''[[Lesbian Spider
* The Spider Queen, one of the bosses in ''[[Gauntlet (1985 video game)|Gauntlet: Dark Legacy]]'', was drawn this way.
* The ''[[Star Ocean]]'' games have this as a recurring enemy type. Specific enemies are named Arachmene, Black Widow, Scylla, etc.
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[Spinnerette]]'' has a bad turn when her Lolth-worshiping nemesis "Evil Spinnerette" uses ancient relics and a first-edition ''[[Dungeons
* ''Manspider'' is a very [[
* ''[[Exterminatus Now]]'' was graced by the presence of Vitani - a chatty Daemon Princess who looks just like a Drider, except with little horns, pupilless eyes and bright red hair and abdomen marks. When she doesn't transform into something nastier - but then, Harold would disagree, seeing how he's [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|extremely arachnophobic]] and she got very perverted sense of humour.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* The title character of the ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy
* Veronica from ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]''.
* Rosie from ''[[A Bug's Life|A Bugs Life]]'' actually looks like this, despite being an actual spider.
** Also, one of [[Dark Is Not Evil|the mutant toys]] from the first ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]'' film appears to be a baby doll's head mounted onto a spider body made from an Erector kit.
** Mr. Waternoose from ''[[Monsters, Inc.]].''
* Tarantulus and Blackarachnia from ''[[Transformers]]'' are basically roboticized versions of these.
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{{reflist}}
[[Category:Index of Fictional Creatures]]
▲[[Category:Spider People]]
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