I've wanted to make a post for a while that covers all my favourite spidery traits that I think should be included more in Spider-Man fanfics and art. I considered posting it on my writing account, but it’s biology-related enough to justify posting it on my main I think. Keep in mind these are not canon, just fun ideas that add to your story.
Organic Spinnerets
While I think Peter designing and building his own web-shooters is really cool, l've always loved the idea of organic webs since watching the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies. Images below show potential spinneret anatomy, side by side with a design of Peter's web shooters. (Images not mine)
Fangs / Chelicerae
I've seen two options for fangs: "vampire fangs", either modified canines or extra teeth descending from behind the other teeth, and the more spider-like option of actual chelicerae. Chelicerae are the paired mouthparts found in arachnids.
The second one is my personal favourite, but it comes with the downsides of Peter being clearly identifiable as a mutant, which would complicate his life a lot!
Another interesting feature could be pedipalps, a pair of short facial appendages spiders use for grasping and manipulating. Here’s how it might look (apologies for the messy drawing), and the placement on an actual spider
Extra Eyes & Tapetum Lucidum
Spiders have eight eyes, so why not give Peter some extra few? There’s plenty of options for eye orientation. Spiders can also have tapetum lucidum, the reflective “glowy” effect that animals like cats pupils have in the dark.
Claws
Spiders have little claws on their feet! Miguel O’ Hara (aka Spider-Man 2099) also has them. It’s not a stretch to assume Peter might also develop claws!
I actually have a lot more ideas, but I need to take a break from writing, so I might make a part two if anyone wants one. Lmk if you have more ideas!
(Idrk whether to make pt2 a reblog or an edit of this post. I don’t usually post long posts like this, so the tumblr etiquette for this is lost on me)
Superfamily with @doobler 's monsters ! I'm seriously in love with these body horror it's so. great. It didn't take me a lot to do this so pardon me if it looks a bit sketchy :x There's been an attempt, what can I say ?
Hey I was just wondering if you have a section of fics where Peter like accidentally get allergic reactions or is poisoned from like the normal stuff spiders are allergic to, like cinnamon or peppermint, because I didn’t really find anything in the poison section.
we have this list: Allergies (Peppermint, bug spray, etc)
Hello! I was wondering if you had any fics where one of them (ned, avenger, even Peter,) has arachnaphobia or just dislikes spiders, causing them to be cautious or scared of Peter. This would probably make more sense if in the fic, Peter had more spider traits than in canon, or, if Peter gets somehow transformed into a spider.
Don’t know of any where Peter turns into a spider, but a couple of the fics in this series is about someone being afraid of spiders.
Spider Sundays! by Dogdarkness
Spider-Man fics posted on days that we can all pretend are actually Sunday!
None of these fics are directly related unless specified!
Thanks again to all those who sent in their recs to help us celebrate 10,000 followers!
This recommendation is from @randomsketchez. "This is one of my most read biodad au fic. Peter is just so endearing here without it being too gary stu-ish. I love seeing him grow up, learn and experience things and form relationship. Just a great biodad fic imo."
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Archetype by @the-reverse-mermaid
Tony knows something is up when the research of ex-Hydra agents gets recycled in an underground Oscorp lab… what he doesn’t expect is the boy in a hospital gown sticking to the ceiling; or, how said boy proceeds to imprint on him like a baby duckling (a poor decision on his part, really). Did he mention he wasn’t intending on bringing home a kid that day?
Japanese translation: https://www.pixiv.net/novel/show.php?id=12712630
