#but if you want to draw driders as having tarantula anatomy go for it that'd be awesome

[lorieninksong]

I wouldn't be so hasty with that declaration; this is what tarantula feet look like. Looking at all of the drider art and considering the environment of the underdark I don't think we're looking at tarantula based critters. (Heck tarantulas are not even part of the 'true spider' classification.)

Lets look at some other spider feet...

Widows don't have the same lil paws, even if they aren't just a simple point.

A- Vinathela tonkinensis (Vinathela is a genus of simple trapdoor spiders from SE Asia) B- Harpactea hombergi (Harpactea is a genus of woodlouse hunting spiders ranging from Europe to North Africa) C- Philodromus bistigma (Philodromus is a genus of widespread crab spiders) D- Palpimanus gibbulus (Palpimanus is a genus of spiders from tropical and subtropical areas with highly developed and strong front legs. They are known as 'palp footed spiders') E- Scytodes thoracica (Scytodes is a genus of spiders known as 'spitting spiders'. They have a wide distribution and hunt by spitting envenomed gunk at their prey)

Spiders come in an enormous range of varieties and lifestyles, meaning they have many different sorts of feet. If one wanted to get technical with driders and their arachnid anatomy it could be worthwhile to sit down and have a think about what kind of features they might have to suit their lifestyle and start looking at spider genera.

I'm glad everyone is so excited for cute little spider paws but they are a gross simplification of what spider anatomy is like, to the point of misinformation. And that makes this science educating DnD nerd sad.

Tarantula feet, Selenocosmia sp. and Phormingochilus sp.

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