Y'Ghatan spider

An unusual species of spider lived deep under the city of Y'Ghatan within the compressed rubble of the city's foundations. The spiders were hairless, short-legged, and pale amber in colour. They glowed like a lantern-flame behind thick, gold-tinted glass. The spiders lived in extended families, massing together and sharing nutrients. They had never known sun or wind, and their favourite food was rat.The Bonehunters, Chapter 7, US SFBC p.337-338
==In The Bonehunters==
Bottle and a group of soldiers from the Malaz 14th Army crawled through the tunnels below the city attempting to escape the inferno unleashed during the Last Siege of Y'Ghatan. The mage slipped and fell down a vertical shaft, plunging through webbing before finally finding purchase for his hands and feet. He froze when he realised he was covered in enormous frightened and angry spiders. Bottle used his ability to communicate with animals in an attempt to calm them and prepare them for the passage of his fellow soldiers. But the spiders remained unconvinced until Bottle showed them images of the raging flames and destruction above, which sent them scurrying for safety.
==Notes and references==
Category:Animals