The Eryxian Archspider is simply the jungle’s immune system given terrible, patient, and infinitely adaptive form. Its “offspring” carry fragments of every swarm the Archspider has ever touched: venomous beetle drones, strangling vine serpents, burrowing fungal horrors, and worse. The young do not hatch as spiders; they become whatever the jungle currently needs most. Reclamation: Any creature or object killed or destroyed near it has a chance to be partially absorbed; the spider gains temporary bonuses or new abilities based on what it consumes. “They call them Broodspiders… Pray you never meet one that still has its original military plating.”  [Eryxian Universe Lore](https://eryxian.com/)