radioactive spider
Glowing eight-legged crawler
A radioactive spider is a spider that has been exposed to radiation, most famously the creature whose bite gives Spider-Man his powers in Marvel Comics.
The term appears almost exclusively in reference to that origin story or jokes playing on it: I'm still waiting for my radioactive spider bite.
It represents the comic-book trope of radiation granting superpowers rather than causing harm.
- bitePierce with teeth
- venomInjected animal poison
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- superpowersCapabilities beyond human limits
- secret identityUndisclosed true self
Peter Parker · web · web shooters · crawling · Marvel · comics · comic book · origin story · great power · laboratory · accident · genetic mutation · isotope · glowing · mutant · arachnid · fangs · transformation
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radioactive spidergoldfish
Small orange pet carp
housefly · ant · earthworm · dust bunny
radioactive spidernon-event
Disappointing lack of significance
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