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The ancient Greeks, which used the story of Arachne to inspire the name. Basically the goddess Athena got mad at arachne for doing better art than her. She ordered a competition. Whoever made better art won. Long story short, Arachne wove a better tapestry than Athena, and in rage, Athena turned Arachne into a spider. Thus, inspiring the name: "Arachnid"

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