Jorogumo

Jorogumo is a spirit (yokai) from Japanese folklore and falls into the animal-spirit category of such beings, in ancinet Japan animals were seen to be capable of human-level intelligence and those who reached very old age were believed to gain magical powers and a new form as yokai or lesser-deities - Jorogumo is the result of a spider who has achieved such a transformation.

Jorogumo led solitary and secretive lives, much as they did as spiders, however they have also grown bold and learned to utilize feminine sexuality and seduction to lure unwary human males into their clutches, cruel killers Jorogumo often wrap their male victim in webbing and inject him with slow, agonizing toxin so as to enjoy his suffering and inevitable demise - should anyone become suspicious of her ways the Jorogumo could command other spiders to pursue them or even call on fire-breathing spiders by which to burn the homes of those who become too wary of her.

Thus it is said that Jorogumo are exceptionally clever killers and can stay hidden even in crowded cities, keeping mortals at bay as hundreds of young men lay dead or dying in her hidden den.