Acromantula

Acromantulas sport eight black eyes (white if blind) and are typically covered in thick black hair, with a leg span that could reach up to 4.5 m. On average, they are the size of a carthorse.

The female is usually larger than the male, and can lay up to one-hundred soft, wide, beach ball-sized eggs at a time. They usually hatch in six to eight weeks.

Like many non-magical spiders, Acromantulas prefer dark, quiet environments. Therefore, they tend to reside in thick jungles and heavily forested areas, building large, dome-shaped webs.

They possess a set of giant pedipalps, which they use to eat live prey or their own dead kin.

They are sentient, and capable of human speech. Their pincers produce a clicking sound when they are agitated or excited. Their fangs contain highly toxic venom and they also secret poison when excited.

In contrast to most non-magical spiders, Acromantulas are social animals who live in large colonies consisting of hundreds of their species. These colonies are led by the oldest male and female of said colonies, who are highly respected and met with absolute obedience.   Acromantulas are capable of forming emotional attachments to other sentient beings, but only if they are raised well from a very young age. However, this friendship does not automatically extend to people associated with whoever manages to win the respect of an Acromantula, nor do other members of a colony automatically treat said person as friend, as they will first and foremost treat humans and other sentient beings like prey.   Whenever a member of an Acromantula colony dies, their corpse is eaten by the other spiders upon death. This includes the leaders of a colony. It is not known if a dead Acromantula is mourned by other members of its species, so it cannot be said for certain if this is a funeral rite or simply a way to acquire food.

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