Coalescipede

''"Spider" redirects here. For Rain World's other, larger spider-like creatures, see the, , and for Downpour, the pages.''

Coalescipedes, also known as Spiders, are swarming creatures that are able to easily overpower their prey with large numbers.

Appearance
Coalescipedes are purely black in coloration. Having eight legs, a fused head and thorax, and a larger abdomen, they resemble real-life spiders. They come in various sizes, and may join up with one another to form a monstrous Coalescipede chain.

Evasion
Coalescipedes are driven away by light, meaning that they are easy to avoid if the player uses a light source such as a, or the light emitted when a  is consumed. Coalescipede chains can be broken up into smaller, less aggressive segments with or, making them significantly easier to bypass.

Combat
The use of is very effective when fighting Coalescipedes, as their flash is able to kill Coalescipede chains of any length instantly.

Aggression
Individual Coalescipedes and small chains are not aggressive - they become aggressive to a creature when the total mass of the Coalescipede chain exceeds the creature's. On average, a Coalescipede chain must comprise 8 or more Coalescipedes for it to become aggressive to the.

Light Aversion
Coalescipedes are averse to light. They become agitated and scurry away from light sources such as, held , and environmental lighting. The more intense the light is, the more agitated Coalescipedes become and the faster they run away from it - the weak glow produced by undetonated and  have little to no effect on Coalescipedes. Lantern mice, when not being held by Slugcat, hardly agitate Coalescipedes with the light they produce, and Coalescipede chains hostile to them are not averse to their light whatsoever. Coalescipedes, when hostile to a creature holding a light source, are only averse to that light for a short period of time. (This period of time can vary wildly - in some instances being nearly imperceptible, and lasting well over eight seconds in others.)

Relationships

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Variants & Attributes
Coalescipedes can vary in size. Regardless of size, Coalescipedes' proportions are constant.

Trivia

 * Coalescipedes are one of the 10 backer-created creatures.
 * A low ambient drone plays in some areas where Coalescipedes are often present.
 * Coalescipedes are implied to be the infant forms of the.