Araneus

This speciec has been described as a subspecies of the Araneus in 1840, but this has been changed in accessibility to new research results that showed this was a distinct species.

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Speaking softly, she said, Araneus, my name is Domenica Corsi.

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On the left was a detail from the pyramid that Araneus had brought aboard.

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“No,” Araneus said, drawing out the word for several seconds.

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In the absence of anything that even remotely resembled proof, she was at a loss for how to carry out her orders to determine whether Araneus or his foes—or both—were lying to the captain.

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Araneus thrashed across the biobeds, its multiple limbs extending and retracting, its head tentacles flailing.

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She stepped briskly between Konya and Araneus, then snapped at Lense, Wake up your patient, Doctor.

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Araneus shuddered horribly, and its legs twitched as if they possessed a grotesque life of their own.

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Corsi, the only thing Araneus has in common with spiders is general body shape and the number of limbs.

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Less than a minute later, he was scrambling into sickbay, where the still incapacitated Araneus lay sprawled over most of the main room.

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