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unusual facts about giant spider



Jba Fofi

The J'ba Fofi (Baka: "giant spider"), also known as the Congolese Giant Spider is a cryptozoological creature that is said to exist in the Congo, possibly representing a new species of arachnid.


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Beast from Haunted Cave

Filmed in South Dakota at the same time as Ski Troop Attack, it tells the story of bank robbers fleeing in the snow who run afoul of a giant spider-like monster that feeds on humans.

Destroy All Monsters

Kumonga, a giant spider who joins the fray with the Monster Island residents.

Megarachne

The scenes were left in, but the giant spider was instead recast as an unspecified species belong to the primitive spider suborder Mesothelae.

Mesothelae

The correct classification was not made until Walking With Monsters was well into production, and the giant spider was left in and called "Mesothelae" instead of Megarachne.

Monstrous spider

The large spider, the huge spider, and the giant spider appeared in the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set (1977).

The large spider, the huge spider, and the giant spider first appeared in the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in the original Monster Manual (1977).

Son of Godzilla

Minilla comes to the aid of Reiko when she is attacked by a Kamacuras, but inadvertently awakens Kumonga (Spiga in the English-dubbed version), a giant spider that was sleeping in a valley.

The Magic Serpent

Jiraiya (in toad form) sounds like Rodan, Orochimaru (in serpent form) sounds like Godzilla and Gaira, Dojin Hiki (in eagle form) sounds like Mothra, and Tsunade's giant spider made a creaky noise somewhat similar to Ebirah.