Question: What is the work of literature with the fictional arthropod character whose author came from a family of high-church Anglicans ?

text: List of fictional arthropods
Literature

This list of fictional arthropods is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals. It is restricted to notable insect, arachnid and crustacean characters from the world of fiction.
Character Species Work Author Notes
Aragog Spider Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J. K. Rowling Aragog was an Acromantula - an enormous , sentient spider capable of speech - who made a unique clicking noise as he moved in search of prey . Hagrid raised him from an egg as a Hogwarts student . In his third year at Hogwarts , Hagrid was caught talking to Aragog in the dungeons by Tom Riddle , who alleged that Aragog was the Monster of Slytherin and that Hagrid had opened the Chamber of Secrets
Arianwen Spider The Snow Spider Jenny Nimmo
Charlotte A. Cavatica Spider Charlotte 's Web E. B . White A spider who befriends Wilbur the pig ; she at first seems bloodthirsty due to her method of catching food
The Gnat Gnat Alice Through the Looking Glass Lewis Carroll The Gnat seems to love jokes ; however , he does n't like telling them himself - he prefers others to tell the jokes
The Louse and the Flea Louse , Flea The Louse and the Flea Traditional Characters in a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm
Doris Bee Doris the Buzzy Bee
Madam Octa Spider Cirque du Freak : The Saga of Darren Shan Darren Shan A rare if not extinct species of very large spider used by the vampire , Mr. Crepsley , to perform in his stage act , where he communicates with her telepathically . Her venomous bite is extremely deadly , as shown when she bites Steve Leonard and he almost dies ( surviving only thanks to antivenin )
Maya Bee Maya the Bee Waldemar Bonsels Main character in a popular series of German children 's novels , later adapted into films and TV animated series
Miss Spider Spider Miss Spider David Kirk
Miss Spider Spider James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl
Seven flies Fly The Brave Little Tailor Traditional The plot of this famous fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm is set in motion by the fact that the tailor kills seven flies in one blow . When he brags about this people assume he is talking about giants , causing the king to send him away on a mission to kill a giant that torments the country
Shelob Spider The Lord of the Rings J. R. R. Tolkien A giant spider from J. R. R. Tolkien 's Middle-earth legendarium . She appears at the end of the fourth book , second volume ( The Two Towers ) of The Lord of the Rings . She is said to be a child of Ungoliant
Ungoliant Spider The Silmarillion J. R. R. Tolkien Described as an evil spirit in the form of a spider . She is mentioned briefly in The Lord of the Rings , and plays a supporting role in The Silmarillion . Her origins are unclear , as Tolkien 's writings only reveal than that she is from before the world . She is one of a few instances , along with Tom Bombadil and the Cats of Queen Berúthiel
Manticore Arachnid A Song of Ice and Fire George R.R . Martin Is said to possess highly toxic venom and is incredibly aggressive and dangerous species of spider . While small , are shown to be incredibly fast and agile . Also portrayed in the TV series adaptation Game of Thrones