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Arachno-Claw
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Name:
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Arachnocidis
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Abilities:
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Claws, Pincers
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Occupation:
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Ambush mesopredator
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Home:
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Skull Island
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First Appearance:
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King Kong (2005 film)
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Diet:
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Carnivore (carrion)
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Size:
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Length: 1.2-1.8 meters
Weight Estimated: 32-51 kilograms |
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Status:
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Presumably extinct. Unlikely to survive Skull Island's destruction.
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Arachno-claws (Arachnocidis - "spider-claw") are large 4-6 feet long (1.2-1.8 meters) predatory, spider-like arthropods that dwell at the bottom of the abyssal chasms, where light barely penetrates. Scavengers, they tend to lurk on the edges of the chasms, feeding on carrion. While they aren't above adding fresh meat to their diet, they also aren't aggressive about getting it either.
Description[]
Arachno-claws are oversized arthropods from the 2005 movie King Kong. They live in the caves branching off from chasm walls. There they remain until their antennae sense that something has fallen into their domain. They have six legs that are used to walk, with two crab-like claws under their mouths, which are used to rip prey into easily digestible pieces.
They have a very strange life cycle that begins when the parents lay microscopic eggs in rotting carrion. Most are either killed by other scavengers or drowned in the muddy water that collects in the bottom of the pit. Lucky Arachno-claws will survive long enough to be ingested by mature Carnictis, where they live their first few years in the creature's gut as parasites. When they are old enough to leave they either emerge from their host's anus or eat their 'home' inside out. Once free they scuttle off to join their insect counterparts in the abyss.
These huge insects are carrion-eaters from the deep abyssal pits, every animal that falls, dead or alive, will be eaten by the Arachno-claws and the other horrible creatures from the deep. Their hunting tactics are the ambush. They look like a giant trapdoor spider, with six legs and powerful claws.
In the original movie, those sailors that have survived the fall from the log, all of them were eaten by an arachno-claw, a giant worm with tentacles, a colossal lizard and a monstrous crab, in the 2005 remake, Carl, Jack, Jimmy and the other sailors were attacked by several Arachno-claws, but were saved by Bruce Baxter and the remaining sailors.
Role in the film[]
When Jack, Jimmy and Carl kill all of the Insectoid creatures (including the Weta-rexes), they encounter a huge group of Arachno-claws and Abyscidis however, the three were rescued by Captain Engelhorn and the other sailors. The remaining Arachno-claws were ultimately killed when Bruce Baxter hung and swung on a rope firing his Thompson machine gun ammo, killing the nightmarish creatures and causing them to squash other scavengers below. When they were fighting over Venture Crewman 3's body they accidentally toss it to a large Deplector, who jumps up and claims it.
Known Victims[]
- Venture Crewman 3
- 20 other bugs
Gallery[]
Appearances[]
- King Kong (2005 film)
- King Kong: 360 3-D (Universal Studios Hollywood)
- Reign of Kong (Islands of Adventure, Universal Orlando)
Trivia[]
- Based on appearances, it seems that the Arachno-claw is a type of gigantic stick insect based on the shape of both its carapace and its head.
- Like most creatures from the Pit. It is unlikely they survived the island's destruction given the sheer dangers of the Pit and difficulties of logistics in trying to garner some specimens. In contrast to the majority of the wildlife where sufficient tranquilizers would have been enough to immobilise them for study at ground-level.