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  2. Cultural depictions of spiders - Wikipedia

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    Her name also refers to a golden orb-spider species Trichonephila clavata (Jorō-gumo, which translates to "binding bride" or "whore spider"). [42] In the Philippines, there is a Visayan folk tale version of The Spider and the Fly which explains why the spider hates the fly. [43]

  3. Category:Mythological spiders - Wikipedia

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  4. List of shapeshifters - Wikipedia

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    Jorōgumo and Tsuchigumo (spider) Kitsune, Huli Jing, hồ ly tinh and Kumiho (fox) Kawauso (river otter) Kushtaka (otter) Lady White Snake, Ichchhadhari Nag and Yuxa (snake) Pipa Jing (jade pipa) Selkie (seal) Tanuki (racoon dog) Mujina (badger) Toyotama-hime (crocodile or shark) Tsuru Nyōbō (crane) Kaeru Nyōbō (frog) Hamaguri Nyōbō ...

  5. Lists of legendary creatures - Wikipedia

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    Legendary creatures of the Argentine Northwest region; List of creatures in Meitei folklore; List of Greek mythological creatures; List of legendary creatures from China

  6. Scientists name new species of ‘unusually large’ spider in ...

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    New species of funnel-web spider found in Newcastle has ... on the North Shore of Sydney and the Central Coast while the Southern Sydney funnel-web is a resurrected species name from 1914 ...

  7. Spider Grandmother - Wikipedia

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    In Hopi mythology, "Spider Grandmother" (Hopi Kokyangwuti) [1] [3] also called "Gogyeng Sowuhti" among many other names can take the shape of an old, or timeless woman or the shape of a common spider in many Hopi stories. When she is in her spider shape, she lives underground in a hole that is like a Kiva. When she is called upon, she will help ...

  8. List of fictional arthropods - Wikipedia

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    Spider The Lord of the Rings: J. R. R. Tolkien: A giant spider from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. She appears at the end of the fourth book, second volume (The Two Towers) of The Lord of the Rings. She is said to be a child of Ungoliant. Sergeant Stinkbug Stinkbug: Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn ...

  9. Gizo (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Gizo, also known as Gizzo, is a spider trickster figure present in the traditional religion of the Hausa people, who are situated in the Sahelian regions and are in large numbers in Nigeria, Niger, Ivory Coast, and Benin. [1] Like many cultural depictions of spiders in African mythology, Gizo is a mythic hero. [2] [3]