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Pages in category "Mythological spiders" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... Phalanx (mythology) S. Spider Grandmother; T. Tsuchigumo
"This specific name is a noun in apposition named after 'Bom' a magnificent goblin in the story of 'The Goblins Looking-Glass' by Enid Blyton (1947)." [133] Pelicinus tumpy Ranasinghe & Benjamin, 2018: Goblin spider: Tumpy, "The Goblins Looking-Glass"
Prethopalpus attenboroughi, or Attenborough's goblin spider, is a tiny spider named after Sir David Attenborough, that is found only on Horn Island off northern Queensland in Australia. The millimeter-long spider was described in 2012 by Dr Barbara Baehr of the Queensland Museum and Professor Mark Harvey of the Western Australian Museum .
“The Spider Woman or Grandmother Spider legends are part of the creation mythology for many Native American cultures. In West African folklore, Anansi is a spider known for his cunning and trickery.
In this story, Spider Grandmother thought the world into existence through the conscious weaving of her webs. Spider Grandmother also plays an important role in the creation mythology of the Navajo, and there are stories relating to Spider Woman in the heritage of many Southwestern native cultures as a powerful helper and teacher. [31]
The giant spider-like figure of the tsuchigumo as a oni-like yōkai first appeared in medieval literary works. The most representative work among these tales is The Tale of the Heike, compiled in the Kamakura period (1185–1333) in the first half of the 13th century, in which it appears under the name yamagumo (山蜘蛛, "mountain spider").
Jorōgumo from the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Toriyama Sekien.. Jorōgumo (Japanese: 絡新婦 (), じょろうぐも ()) is a type of yōkai, a creature of Japanese folklore.It can shapeshift into a beautiful woman, so the kanji that represent its actual meaning are 女郎蜘蛛 (lit.
Meet the spiders that have recently been named after figures we know and love. 1. Venomius tomhardyi. A ventral and retrolateral view of a male Venomius tomhardyi, named in honor Tom Hardy's ...