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D F Angel

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Some believe spiborgs can only have brown hair to match the hair that they had in their spinarid form, and indeed brown haired spiborgs appear to be the majority, though their inability to mimic other hair colours has yet to be proven. It is often thought that spiborgs keep the form they are born with, though the possibility that they can change shape is up in the air- some even believe that spiborgs can change their shape to resemble an already living human being, who they can then replace. Or else, any human that they consume during their arachnid stage of life can be mimicked when they transform to their human mimicking form.

There are also claims that spinarids favour male disguises, or perhaps are even incapable of mimicking the form of a human female, though the truth of the matter is again uncertain.

Size: In their 'arachnid' state, they can range anywhere from two centimetres to two and a half metres in length. In their 'human' state, they are known to range from five foot exact to five foot eight in height, and can perhaps be taller or shorter than even that, given the right circumstances.

Abilities: The defining characteristic of the spinarids is in their life cycle. Starting out as small spiders, they disperse and consume whatever they come across, growing exponentially larger, with an uncanny ability to evade any humans sighting them. Spinarids do not make webs, therefore often the only way to spot spinarid inhabitation is by the noticeable disappearance of animals. Bugs and insects, spiders and flies. Then mice and rats. As spinarids become larger still, household pets or neighbourhood animals may begin to go missing.

It is often rumoured that a spinarid must devour an entire human before it finishes the first stage of its life cycle, (whether the spinarid then takes on the visage of this human or generates its own image is unknown.) Hags be hagglin', gods be god damn crazy, it's all happening ogre at Into The Fire

25-Sep-2015 21:31:48

D F Angel

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Once reaching full size, the spinarid finds a suitably protected location to begin the hatching. The top of the spinarid's cephalothorax splits vertically down the centre, and emerging from the inside of the spinarid is an adult human.

Finding clothes, the spiborg then integrates itself with society. Whether the spiborg is even aware of its origins and therefore malicious in its purpose, or whether it believes completely and utterly that it is a human and has no recollection of its birthing is unknown. Perhaps the answer is arbitrary, for whether they are endangering other lives unintentionally or with intent doesn't truly matter, for the outcome is the same regardless of intent.

The spiborg has an uncanny ability to weave itself into social groups and important situations. It can speak whatever the local language is perfectly, (does it listen in on us whilst in spider form?) and often has some fabricated past that doesn't raise too many eyebrows. For all intents and purposes the spiborg is a human being, in that it interacts like a human, has the same human needs, and the same range of emotions that you would expect of a human being.

At the end of its lifecycle, the spiborg will begin to have palpitations, which will end up with the eruption of their sternum, their ribcage being forcibly opened, and hundreds of baby spinarids emerging from the torso of the spiborg, killing the parent. This next generation of spinarid will quickly disperse and begin the life cycle anew.

Diet: Carnivorous when arachnid, omnivorous as humans. Cannibalistic tendencies has not been observed, though spinarids will devour other spider species without discretion.

Psychology: Though fearsome hunters in arachnid form, the spinarid has a timid nature in that it is naturally adept at avoiding human contact, to a much greater extent than its regular spider cousins. Hags be hagglin', gods be god damn crazy, it's all happening ogre at Into The Fire

25-Sep-2015 21:31:57

D F Angel

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Psychology (cont.): Spinarids will not engage in territorial disputes with larger creatures, simply waiting for its excessive growth cycle to get them to the stage where they can overpower any larger prey. As humans, the spinarids exhibit the same psychological traits that you would expect of any human, and can be as varied as anyone's. Not enough in depth study has been done into spinarids in human form in order to identify any psychological ticks that might indicate that they are fake.

Environment: Spinarids can be found wherever humans can and seem to have an innate desire to follow humanity and ingratiate themselves within human society.

Technology: When in human guise, spinarids have the same basic understanding of culture, class and technology as its fellow peers, or perhaps quickly picks up on this. There is no independent spinarid culture, instead the spinarid lives as an invasive parasite, not just in human habitats but in regards to their culture and beliefs as well.

Weapons: In their first stage of life, the pedipalp is particularly powerful and used for clamping down prey, or spearing prey if the spinarid is in full charge.

Background: Regardless of setting, the backstory of the spinarids remains the same. Spinarids do not naturally occur in nature, but are instead manufactured life forms. Whether this is some dark mage or god creating them, an alien race planting them in a modern society or future civilisation bioengineering them, the spinarids are an advanced tool of warfare.

This can be seen by their attachment to human societies. They could use their human form to be apex predators, but instead they invade human lives, as they are magically or biologically programmed to do. When a spiborg's chest explodes to give birth to the next generation of spinarids, this is often in a very public setting in an obvious form of psychological warfare. Hags be hagglin', gods be god damn crazy, it's all happening ogre at Into The Fire

25-Sep-2015 21:32:07

D F Angel

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A single spiborg can birth hundreds of spinarid, which will take down the local vermin, pets and livestock, and in their largest state before the birth of the spiborg they will be capable of taking down humans. Any new faces popping up will instantly be treated with mistrust, and in most cases execution, though the spiborg will often stick to a setting where it is impossible to identify any new arrivals, (no one general can know every single one of his troops.) Due to the uncertainty around whether spiborgs make their own unique bodies or copy the appearance of their last human prey further increases the internal hostilities as humans turn against one another. People who disappear for any reason will be regarded as spiborgs that have birthed new children, and therefore close friends of that person will be scrutinised harshly, and if that person had family, they will be considered spiborgs as well and similarly disposed of.


Destiny: The final fate of the spinarid is a curious concept. They were explicitly created as infiltration units against humanity. The more humanity learns about the spiborg, the more likely they will be able to tackle the threat. The two species will never be able to coexist peacefully, as it is inherent in the spinarid's nature to feast on human flesh even if in their human form they are completely non-complicit with this directive.

But then, what if it is the other way around? What if humanity is wiped out, and spinarids alone remain? Will the spinarids simply have no more humans to eat, whilst the spiborgs continue to emulate humanity? If that is the case, then humanity itself could continue, with spiborg inventors and politicians, picking up the torch where humanity left it. For all intents and purposes, the spiborgs will have become humans, and adopted their persona entirely. Hags be hagglin', gods be god damn crazy, it's all happening ogre at Into The Fire

25-Sep-2015 21:32:11

D F Angel

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But perhaps the spinarids are only capable of mimicking humanity, and not adapting. They can learn the current technology but might not have the capacity to envision new technology. Maybe spinarids can only copy the world as it is, and only social or political or technological change can only be implemented by a true human. If this were to be true, then the spiborgs would become an immortal time capsule, forever trapped in the final stages of mankind's history, never capable of progressing, only capable of replicating, a civilisation that could be left to stagnate for a thousand thousand years.

Then again, maybe the spinarids aren't even capable of that. Maybe without humanity, they would have nothing left to emulate, and progressive generations would not have the capacity to learn anything about human behaviour, (this hypothesis can only hold up if spinarids can sense the difference between true man and spiborg- supposedly true, as no events of cannibalism has ever been reported- and therefore will only mimic true man and not the action of previous-generation spiborgs.) They would be born into the dark, with all the capabilities of man to learn, to be intelligent, to think and to feel and to dream, but to have nothing guiding them. Would they develop their own language, their own technologies? Would they gain a culture over time, just like humanity's own, or perhaps so vastly different and bizarre that we can scarce imagine? Or will they live forever ignorant, as mindless as their spider forebears?


Though there is the chance that humanity's own, well, humanity, will prevail. That instead of merciless genocide, the extinction of a species, that humanity could separate the spiborgs from their own lands and give them a place of their own. With their own lands, and with interaction with humans through trade and teaching, perhaps the spiborgs will develop its own mirror-culture, entwined with humanity but irrevocably apart from it. Hags be hagglin', gods be god damn crazy, it's all happening ogre at Into The Fire

25-Sep-2015 21:32:16

D F Angel

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Perhaps, if both species try hard enough, they may finally learn to live in peace with one another.


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This species is a concept I've had for at least eight years. The spiborgs (as they were originally called, I updated the name to spinarids as it sounded slightly less lame,) are a species that I've had for a long long time, but have never had the opportunity to use. I fear that I may now never use it, that it will forever just be an idea at the back of my mind that'll never see the light of day. Perhaps one of you will have better luck with it than I have.

Thank you for reading. Hags be hagglin', gods be god damn crazy, it's all happening ogre at Into The Fire

25-Sep-2015 21:32:22

Azigarath

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Hey Angel, didn't expect to see you here! Oh my, another spider-monster have we; the spinarids/Spiborgs (spider cyborg?) begin life as a spider and seem to grew up into humans, somewhat like shape-shifting. I like how you mention biological terms, too. They range up to two metres long and have quite the appetite. A human emerges when the exoskeleton splits, interestingly enough. The chest ruptures and births baby spiniards, alluding to a potential futuristic weapon. Spooky. The submission ends with a full speculation of the end.

Well, glad that, after eight years, you've finally put this to use, I suppose. I also sometimes use very old ideas myself, actually, I tend to do so often. Thanks for stopping by!

25-Sep-2015 23:29:08

QuestForLove
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Interesting, Angel. It seems arachnids are drawn to this thread, haha.
Anyway, I wanted to clear up a misunderstanding you had with my Solare Engine, Azi. The Engine is not arachnid-ic, it is a bipedal. When in a dangerous situation, the Engine will split in two, making the Engine faster and twice as dangerous.
I was pretty vauge and wishy-washy on that bit, sorry! ;)

26-Sep-2015 05:30:38

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