Spirit Guide of the day is Spider! Spider is a large grouping of spirit guides comprising of many species. This information will be an overview of the Spider guide as whole, but be sure to study the specific species and attributes to understand a deeper depth to this spirit guide. Generally, spider is a sign to access your inner wisdom in order to bring it into your daily life. Don't limit yourself, but open your mind to the various opportunities before you and be willing to explore other realities. Now is a good time to try your creative talents such as writing. Be aware of any traps or ruses that may be used against you. This may also be a time to rid yourself of any toxicity in your life. The Spider guide is known for it's connection to creativity and the weaving of Fate. Spider shows up throughout many cultures. In Greek mythology and Scandinavian lore the Spider was connected with women who would eave, measure, and cute the threads of life. In India, Spider was connected with Maya the waver of illusion. To Native Americans, Spider was seen as grandmother who linked the past and the future. The rounded, figure eight shape of the Spider was seen as a connection to the infinity symbol, showing their mystic connection with the wheel of life flowing from one circle to the next. Spider teaches balance between past and future, male and female, physical and spiritual. That everything you do is a step towards the weaving of your future. We are the keeps of our own destiny, the makes of our future. This guide shows a deep connection to the powers of creativity such as weaving and writing and reminds us to use our abilities. They are also seen as the guardian of ancient languages and alphabets. People who connect with Spider rarely get angry, but can react strongly when pressured. These individuals have a talent for weaving words together, able to affect others with the power of their writing. They are usually either sitting still or rapidly moving.

Spiders, Aranaea, are arthropods or an invertebrate animal possessing an exoskeleton, jointed appendages, and a segmented body. Arthropods include insects, myriapods, and crustraceans along with the group arachnids, or spiders. There are over 45,000 species of spider, although more are constantly being found and there is confusion within the scientific community on how to properly classify the 113 or more families of spiders. They can be found on every continent except for Antarctica and can be found in every type of habitat. These creatures consist of two body segments called the cephalothorax, or the head fused with the thorax, and the abdomen. The abdomen of a spider is unique in that it possesses modified appendages called spinnerets that exude silk created from around six types of glands. The silk of a spider's web will be different in shape, amount, and size depending on the specific species. Some will create spiral nests while others will create a tangled mess. This wide variety of webs also can be seen in how a spider catches its prey. Excluding a species called Bagheera Kiplingi that was found to be herbivorous, spiders are hunters that will eat a range of insects, other spiders, and, sometimes, larger prey such as lizards and birds. The hunting technique will range widely from one species to another. While many know of the wait and ambush technique using a wide web and sensing the vibrations of prey stuck in the sticky trap, some spiders will use sticky bolas that are thrown at prey to lasso them. Other spiders will run down prey, or ride under trapdoors to dart out when something passes by. The body of a spider is too narrow for guts, so a spider is required to pump their digestive enzymes inside of their prey to liquefy them for ingesting. They do not possess the mandibles of other arthropods, but can grind food with the base of their pedipalps which are tactile organs outward resembling legs. Pedipalps can be seen in other creatures such as the larger, more weapon-like pincers of a scorpion. Breeding is dangerous for males of this species. The male spider will undergo a range of courtship rituals to identify himself so that the female does not mistake him for prey. These courtships will widely vary between species. Afterwards, females are known to still eat the male, although some males may survive multiple pairings before death. Each female can birth up to hundreds of eggs, carried in a woven silk egg-case. Many species of spider will care for their young by sharing food with the babies or carrying them on their back. A few species of spider are even social rather than solitary and will build a giant web big enough to house over 50,000 individuals. The lifespan of a spider ranges in species as well with an average of 2 years, although some species such as tarantulas can live up to 25 years in captivity.