In Japan,some spiders are known to possess amazing supernatural powers.One of these the jorogumo,known as the golden orb weaver in english,is the most well known of the arachnids yokai.Jorogumo are found all over the Japanese archipelago,except for Hokkaido.
Their body size averages between two or three centimeters long,but they can grow much larger as they age;some are large enough to catch and eat small birds.These spiders are renowned for their large size,their vividly beautiful colors,the large and strong webs they weave,and for the cruel destruction they wreck on young men.
Their name is written with kanji that means "entangling bridge."However,these characters were added on to her name to cover up the original meaning of the name "whore spider."
Jorogumo live solitary lives,both as spiders and yokai.When a golden weaver reaches 400 years of age,it develops magical powers and begins to feed on humans
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Japanese Urban Legends
HorrorThis is a book about Japanese Urban Legends. This book is horror theme and I will try to find urban legends that aren't that popular.
