#spider-slugs

[finalshockdown]

Spider-Slugs have some new refs!

Let’s quickly go over a brief summary of each!

Miles Mollusca - Young and outgoing, he was attacked by a coalescipede, headed by a genetically altered one while adventuring down in the darker tunnels of the surface with his uncle. His attack and near death down there created a rift in an already rocky family relationship. He developed the standard spider-slug powers with some additions:

Miles can complete a circuit loop similarly to a centipede and electrocute a creature. This also allows him to charge electric spears independently. Handy! He’s in turn, immune to smaller shocks from Jellyfish and small centipedes.

Like a white lizard, he can camouflage and fade into his surroundings. If he gets hurt, the saturated areas on his body will rapidly flash different colors.

Gwen Slugcy - Gwen hails from a foreign slugcat colony that was overrun with vultures. Forced to make a trek to a new territory, Gwen was nearly taken by a Wolf Spider, saving herself only with a resourceful rock throw.

Gwen can extend and retract urticating hairs on her back, which she frequently utilizes in combat to get an edge on her opponents.

Gwen can also utilize a venomous bite similar to a normal Wolf Spider to incapacitate her prey. She hasn’t quite yet learned how to do that weird resuscitation thing, though.

Independent of her abilities, Gwen’s subspecies of slugcat naturally has a hoodlike pouch on the backs of their necks. This pouch is typically used for carrying young, extra food, or keeping the sun out of their eyes, as it can be pulled over their head with little difficulty.

Miguel O’ Helicoidea - Also known as ‘Specimen-2099’, Miguel originates from an iterator can that took notice of the original Spider-Slug and aimed to create a more effective and lethal version. Miguel is, as his Specimen indicator implies, the 2099th subject, and the first to be considered successful in incubation. He emerged utterly disgusted and displeased with his existence- and exacted revenge on the iterator by severing its puppet from its can. He journeyed away with two survivors, which quickly dropped to one survivor.

Miguel is the only Spider-Slug to lack a bite mark, as he was genetically engineered with his abilities.

His urticating hairs cannot be retracted, and itch worse than any natural spider’s.

Miguel’s normal, neon appearance isn’t just for show. When he is not shifted into his other appearance, his skin secretes a horribly poisonous mucus.

On top of this, Miguel bears venom in both his fangs and claws, which cause muscle atrophy.

Unrelated comment:

I think it’s funny that I literally made Gwen the trans flag colors but Miguel looks more like a walking pride parade LOL

[onenicebugperday]

Nice Bug of the Year Poll!!!

I've chosen the five Nice Bug posts from this year with the most notes. Please vote for your favorite!

(Links to each coordinating post below the poll so you can view the nice bugs before voting.)

Lipstick lady beetle post

Snake mantis post

Purple-gold jumper post

Southern African slug moth post

Yellow leatherleaf slug post

[goryhorroor]

horror sub-genres: insect

[theyshapedlikefriends]

Qualia Niccolino - "Insect stuffed animals you don't like"

[artofmaquenda]

Some art I made this year. I realize everything I made is very self indulgent, as art it should be! :]

[pastadoughie]

what if cat with 8 long legs like a spider but in a cute way :3

skitter skitter

[ljsbugblog]

Large female brown huntsman (aka jungle huntsman) resting under a log beside a pair of iridescent semi-slugs. I love huntsman spiders, they get a bad rap because of how fast they can move, but they're beautiful, docile gentle giants ❤️ 🕷

Jungle Huntsman Spider, female (Heteropoda jugulans), Iridescent Semi-Slug (two individuals, Ubiquitarion iridis).

[tubbytarchia]

I'm gonna sound like such a hypocrite because I can't for the life of me physically handle spiders larger than 1cm, but one of my fondest memories ever is working at a summer camp in which the dining area was being pestered by wasps really badly that year, and what I'd do was put jam on my finger and take wasps away from people one by one. Idk everyone should experience what it's like to feel the gentle vibration of a wasp on your finger indulging in some jam. I also stepped on a wasp nest that year and got stung 4 times and I'd still do anything to feel like a disney wasp princess again

[nasuverse-most-breedable-tourney]

Bracket E, Round 3 (Match 4)

[ghosthouseart]

Peachtober day 12: Earth

[image description: a black and white watercolor illustration with pen outlines, of several bugs and critters. from top to bottom: a spider, wooly bear caterpillar, potato beetle, fly, slug, millipede, ladybug, grub, ant, and worm. there is a dark border outlining the shapes of the bugs closest to the edges of the page. /end i.d.]

[plaguedocboi]

I'm at college and I just found the SMALLESY FUCKING SLURM AND SPIDER

TINY BEASTS

[onenicebugperday]

@korattata submitted: :D here are some friends i got to see recently!

A leopard slug who was hanging out on our trash can, so i had to move them. i had never seen a slug this big irl before! (there wasn't any ointment or stuff that could hurt it on my bandaid btw)

And then a wolf spider i rescued at work (rabid wolf spider, i think), and a pillbug who's a bit squishier than normal? 🤔

OH LORGE. I love leopard slugs so much. What a beautiful beast. Yes, the spider is a rabid wolf. I believe the isopod is the super rare giant fuzzy pillbug, Squishidillo stuffalus.

[alcnfr]

A rather small Meadow Slug (Deroceras laeve), at least I think it is. With an even teensier Spider buddy in the one shot...

[cawareyoudoin]

Some wonderful critters I've met lately!

Mostly wonderful bugs, but also a 2 am hedgehog! The snails were out on the sidewalk, so I moved them onto grass. The spider in the last photo was at the pool, desperately trying to climb and avoid the wet floor- moved it outside. I think it might be the same species as the other big one in the 5th photo, but not sure. The quality isn't the best, I had to get back to work haha.

@onenicebugperday would you mind trying to ID the spiders and the moth if you can? I'm in Poland.

[lostsoul999xx]

⚠️TW: Spiders and other creepy crawlers⚠️. Random shots from the other day 🫶🏽

[voidboxshop]

NEW PLUSHIES!!! - This time BUG Themed!

These are just SOME of the new plushies I've made and are available for sale!! Slugs, Moths, Spiders, Caterpillars, Bees, Ladybug, Scorpion, Dragonfly and so so many more!! You can find them at voidbox.com !!!

I really love how they all turned out and I hope you love them too!!