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Widow's Lair

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Original concept comes from "His roots her lair" [link]

Mediterranean Widows are very interesting spiders. They have 13 odd shaped spots, sometimes looking very much like a :heart: shape. Which is why part of their binomial name is tredecimguttatus. I found this very interesting.

So, knowing all of this, I decided to add some symbolism. On her back are 7 spots, a lucky number, the remaining 6 deceptively placed on her underbelly. Pink is a symbolism of being female as well as love, and it was easy for her to seduce and rope in her oblivious lovers. Seeing as widow spiders eat their mates, her lovers are placed in a neatly spun web, with #13 completing the ensemble. Her eggs are black, because whether or not her children are male or female, they are all born into a life of deceit, the difference being who is captured and who catches them.

Now, not to totally demonize spiders (a world without spiders is Hell for us), but I think in fantasy and mythology they are a fascinating and unique monster.
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Maki-Tak's avatar
Cool! This is very well designed =)