Gelyngyl

Gelyngyl (S. "green spiders"; sing. "galungol") are the largest of the so-called "Animal Spiders" — that is, spiders that are not monsters (see Giant Spiders). Deep green on top and light green on their undersides, they are difficult to discern in a thick forest. Their coloring, coupled with their arboreal nature, makes them very hard (-20) to discern when they are in their natural habitat.

Hiding in dense foilage, the rapacious galungol hangs above animal trails and other areas where its prey might be active, waiting to drop upon unwary victims. Then it injects a powerful (6th lvl) reduction poison into any soft tissue it can find, immobilizing its potential kill before carrying it off to the spider's web home. Gelyngyl webs are located in clusters set high in the trees.

Unlike most of its relatives, green spiders are exceptionally social and are prone to attack and feed in groups of ten or more. Acting in unison, they are capable of surrounding and herding their victims into traps. Each galungol has a pad on each of its four rear legs, and the spider can rub its legs together to create the sounds with which it communicates.