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  2. Tsuchigumo - Wikipedia

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    Tsuchigumo (土蜘蛛, literally translated "dirt/earth spider") is a historical Japanese derogatory term for renegade local clans, and also the name for a race of spider-like yōkai in Japanese folklore. Alternative names for the mythological Tsuchigumo include yatsukahagi (八握脛, roughly "eight grasping legs") and ōgumo (大蜘蛛 ...

  3. Jorōgumo - Wikipedia

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    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. ' woman-spider '); the kanji which are used to write it instead, 絡新婦 (lit.

  4. Trichonephila clavata - Wikipedia

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    Trichonephila clavata, also known as the Joro-spider (ジョロウグモ, Jorō-gumo), is a spider in the Trichonephila genus. Native to East Asia, it is found throughout China, Japan (except Hokkaidō), Korea, and Taiwan, and has been spreading across North America since the 2010s. It rarely bites humans, and its venom is not deadly.

  5. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    A Japanese spider demon. Kunado-no-Kami Local kami connected chiefly with protection against disaster and malicious spirits. They protect the boundaries of villages. Kunekune A long, slender strip of paper that wiggles on rice or barley fields during hot summers, this yōkai is actually a recent invention. Kuni-no-Tokotachi

  6. Cultural depictions of spiders - Wikipedia

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    In 1987 David Bowie released a song "Glass Spider" which would later serve as the name for his Glass Spider Tour. [111] Previously Bowie had a backing band known as The Spiders from Mars who would lend their name to his 1972 album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. [112] "Spiderwebs" became a hit for No Doubt in 1995.

  7. 350+ Japanese Cat Names Full of Inspiration and Meaning - AOL

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    Cool Japanese Cat Names. Japanese pop cultural exports like anime, fashion, video games, and even food are so enormously popular worldwide that in Japan, this fad phenomenon is referred to as ...

  8. The 10 Most Common House Spiders to Look Out For, According ...

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    Removing spider food sources may mean controlling for other pests they eat. If you have a bad roach or fly problem, that may also attract spiders and lead to an infestation. In this instance, it ...

  9. Japanese mythology - Wikipedia

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    The Jorōgumo spider is commonly told in Japanese folklore. The word itself translate to the meaning,"whore spider". Every story commonly states, that the creature captures it's prey by first seeming like a beautiful women than after seduction is complete turning into the much more bitter better half.