Spidiver

is an aerial arachnid Complien. It has the Air Element. It does not grow.
==Appearance==
It looks like a dark blue spider with yellow stripes. It has four bulging cylindrical eyes and a fanged mouth. In the center of its chest is a spinneret flanked by two pincers. It is about 4 in (10 cm) long.
==Information==
===Habitat===
Spidivers are found in the air of Complanet at any altitude from sea level to the edge of the troposphere. They prefer to land near wooded areas, like forests.
===Biology===
Spidivers are common creatures all across Complanet, but are especially prevalent in the western hemisphere due to the high winds and ample trees.
They are carried up into the air by wind currents or by hitching a ride on another flying Complien, then glide with their fluffy legs until they see prey - usually small airborne creatures like Poispores, Infrawavs, and Quaguls. Once a Spidiver spots a suitable target, it will divebomb towards it, then release a small drag chute of silk to better control its landing. Spidivers are omnivorous and will eat almost anything made of complixonox.
The eyes of a Spidiver are covered with tough, chitinous lenses that protect the eyes and allow them to focus at greater distances. Their silk parachutes are stored in a pocket in their chest, which is opened by pulling apart the pincers holding it shut. When the Spidiver no longer needs the chute, it bites it off and spins a new one in the span of an hour or so.
While near ground level, Spidivers will inhale a big gulp of oxygen and store it in a bladder, and if they ever start running out of oxygen, they can simply dive down to get some more. This allows them to survive at very high altiitudes without suffocating.
Whenever a Spidiver meets another Spidiver of the opposite sex, they mate in midair, kind of like in So Long and Thanks for All the Fish. The female Spidiver then immediately pulls out the fertilized eggs, ties her silk chute onto it, then drops it to the ground, where it will eventually hatch into about a dozen new Spidivers. While the female Spidiver is growing back her chute, she will hitch a ride on the male's back.
They are preyed upon by the Flying Frox, Aeroplague, Beanafly, and other flight-capable insectivorous Compliens - many of which can also fall prey to the Spidiver if they aren't careful.
==Growth==
==Origin==
Some insights on 's origins.
===Name===
Its name is a portmanteau of "spider" and "skydiver".
===Design===
Its design is based on spiders that balloon into the air on threads of silk.
==Trivia==
*Spidiver fur is hydrophobic and an electrical insulator, allowing them to ride cumulonimbus clouds into the upper atmosphere.
==Spells==
Category:Compliens
Category:Arachnid Compliens
Category:Bug Compliens
Category:Aerial Compliens
Category:Compliens that don't grow
Category:Animalistic Compliens
Category:Balanced Compliens
Category:Least Concern Compliens
Category:Unisex Compliens
Category:Air Element
Category:Common Compliens
Category:Blue Compliens
Category:Carnivorous Compliens