How about one that sits quietly in the middle of his (ever-growing) web of planets until someone pisses him off.....

(you see, these spyders aren't matriarchical

, hence the masculine pronouns).
I really liked the original Darlok pics from MOO I...kind of faceless, mysterious critters who could be your best friend or your worst enemy

We can do a little anthropomorphism here
Spyder, Chairman of the Arachnid Consortium
[This message has been edited by Spyder (edited 27 February 2001).]