Spider

Spiders are only capable of slow movement, however, they are capable of walking on all terrain such as mountains without being effected.

In Multiwinia it is possible to spawn them from a crate. Though they tend to be neutral it is possible for them to appear the same colour as a player if they are spawned in via the Egg reward.

Strengths and Weaknesses

 * They attack by leaping and will turn their bodies to aim, giving the player a few split seconds to react.
 * They are most effective against stationary targets, or the slow move Darwinans themselves and can be a threat if they get near a incubator or other location the Darwinians are likely to gather.
 * They can be taken out with explosives, though some timing may be needed as they can jump out of the way.
 * One method is to use a squad as a sacrifice to lure the Spiders onto a particular spot, then have a second square fire at the first location. Alternatively another method of squad sacrifice is simply to have the targeted squad fire at the ground they stand on after a Spider as leapt at them.
 * They are not the most effective of the Virus variants and can miss a target if it moves slightly.
 * They are also not impacted by the seas around each island and can survive in Darwinias oceans.
 * The player will always come across them in groups of 2-4. This makes them especially hard to deal with as you try and deal with 1 the other(s) can often land on your squad you are using.  Its often best to approach with at east 2 squads for this reason.
 * Engineers, unless standing idle, do not fear them at all as they move/turn too fast to be targets. Even if they are standing idle, Spiders miss them most of the time.
 * They lay eggs, from which more spiders emerge.

Trivia

 * A spider is a type of software that builds a profile of websites and files them for easier location. They get their name from the internet being nicknamed "the web".  Most spiders are harmless and are used by search engines, though there are some malware that use Spiders.