The Beldam & Mommy Long Legs: Spider types

TW: Arachnophobia. This post contains mentions of spider breeds. Viewer discretion advised.

Thought the Beldam x Mommy Long Legs ship in my previous post was so cute I had to continue it.

So I was cogitating about what sort of spiders these two would be. First, the Beldam. I thought of her design and saw the colors black white and red so I thought, “Redback.” But then my mind drifted to ‘Funnel Web’ because of the funnel-like web she made to try and trap Coraline in the final battle. Ultimately, I think 'Trapdoor Spider’ suits her most since she lures her victims to the little door to the Other World.

As for Mommy Long Legs… well, I Googled the words “pink spider” and found the Mexican pink tarantula, the Brazilian pink bloom tarantula, the pink crab spider and the jumping spider, neither of which suited her. Then I remembered her name which was a parody of 'Daddy long legs’, so I’ll just go with what it says on the tin, underwhelming as it is. For what it’s worth, daddy long legs spiders are pretty fast, hence making Mommy Long Legs any arachnophobe’s worst nightmare.