The H-space Monster Girl Bestiary

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Link to Bubblegum Blobgirl story

Name: Bubblegum Blobgirl
Type: Slime Girl
Habitat: Underground caves. Ruins.

Description:
An amorphous pink blob with the ability to take on a facsimile of human form. As with the other H-space slime or blob girls, the form most often taken is that of a naked and alluring human woman. This is not a disguise as such—the blobgirl is unable to accurately replicate features such as eyes and hair, so they resemble more a clay sculpture of a human being and are unlikely to be mistaken for the real thing unless in exceptionally poor lighting. The real purpose is to distract and sometimes even arouse potential prey. For this reason the blob girl usually takes a form that looks like an exaggerated sex-fantasy ideal of the feminine figure, with very large breasts being a common feature.

Unlike some of the other slime girls that have been observed in H-space, such as specimen HA-001 and the pink cushionblobs, the bubblegum blobgirl is completely opaque. In colour and texture they resemble pieces of bubblegum, hence the name.

Given their viscosity, stickiness and ability to partially adopt human form, I wonder if it would be better to classify bubblegum blobgirls as a primitive type of mimic and an offshoot from the main branch of slime girls.

Bubblegum blobgirls vary in size from small ones about the same size as fully-grown human to much larger ones about the same size as a truck. The larger ones are capable of manifesting multiple humanoid appendages to 'play' with any men they manage to capture.

There are also rumours of much vaster blobgirls inhabiting the deeper caverns. So far this hasn't been confirmed, but would be rather worrisome if true.

Attack Strategy:
Bubblegum blobgirls are extremely sticky. Any person coming into contact with the surface of a blobgirl will become stuck and unable to pull away while the blobgirl slowly enfolds them with her amorphous body.

Bubblegum blobgirls do not consume their prey like an earth amoeba or even the blob monsters of tacky horror films. The fluids they secrete around trapped prey are not digestive acids but a complex blend of hormones that are absorbed through the skin. These substances subtly hijack parts of the subject's biochemical processes as well as massively over-stimulating the libido. The blobgirl uses her soft sticky body to excite the sex organs of her victim and induce in them an unnatural state of hyper-arousal where they ejaculate continuously without being able to stop. This continues until her prey is drained of all fluids.

This feeding pattern has been observed so many times and in so many different HSIOs it would be a mistake to continue to think of it as unusual at this point.

Countermeasures:
In the open bubblegum blobgirls are very slow and easily avoided. They are much more dangerous in confined areas with low lighting where they can creep up on men undetected or even lure them by assuming the form of a 'perfect sex fantasy'.

Conventional weaponry is once again extremely ineffective. Bullets don't penetrate far through the blobgirl's sticky mass and it is uncertain if there are even vital organs that can be targeted. Bladed weapons get stuck in the blobgirl's sticky body and expose the wielder to a greater risk of coming into skin contact with the blobgirl and getting trapped.

Fortunately, the blobgirls don't appear to like extremes of cold and heat, and some of our soldiers have found flamethrowers to be particularly effective in driving them off.

Threat Level:
Moderate.

At least the ones that have been observed. If the rumours of considerably vaster blobgirls inhabiting the deeper caverns are true... well let's just hope they stay there...

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Glass Arachne story

Name: Glass Arachne
Type: Arachne
Habitat: Underground Caves

Description:
One of the many types of arachne or spider-woman demon that infest the cave systems beneath the surface of H-space. They are a nightmarish combination of spider and woman, with a humanoid torso replacing the head of a gigantic spider. All arachnes encountered so far have been female and it is unknown whether male arachnes exist at all.

Glass arachne are unusual in that the integument of their spider half is completely transparent. Before coming to H-space I might have postulated it an adaptation for living in lightless caves. Now I wouldn't be surprised if it's because the spider demon wants to show exactly what she's doing to her prey's penis while it is inside her.

Attack Strategy:
As with Earth spiders, glass arachnes use webs to catch prey. Their webs are pink rather than white. This is because the silk is impregnated with a powerful aphrodisiac toxin that is absorbed on skin contact. Vibrations in the web inform the arachne of potential prey and the aphrodisiac venom keeps the prey distracted long enough for the arachne to reach them and drag them off with ropes of sticky silk.

Once in her lair the arachne wraps her prey up in a cocoon of venom-saturated silk. Exposure to larger quantities of the aphrodisiac toxin triggers a physiological change in the subject that results in massive overproduction of seminal fluids at the expense of all other biological processes. The arachne stimulates her prey sexually and slowly sucks out all their fluids through their penis. While the intermediary steps are more complex, the end result is exactly what you'd expect to see if a man was predated on by a giant spider—a mummified husk wrapped up in silk.

The glass arachne can imbibe their victim's fluids through her mouth, vagina, anus and even the specialised canal where her silks are produced. They seem to prefer using their abdomen, despite its repulsive non-human appearance. I suspect they gain a perverse delight from this, as they seem to enjoy showing their victims what they're doing to them and will often pick a sexual position that allows their victim to see his own penis inside her.

Countermeasures:
Despite the glass arachne's delicate glass-like appearance, their exoskeleton, even the parts covering their human half, is hard enough to function as protective armour. Small calibre bullets and knives will have trouble penetrating. As with other arachnes, they don't like fire and flamethrowers have proven very effective.

Glass arachne webs should not be touched without protective clothing as the aphrodisiac toxin is absorbed through the skin and acts quickly.

For a while we were able to lure arachnes into traps by vibrating their webs and ambushing those that came to investigate. Unfortunately, they possess human-equivalent intelligence and quickly wised up to this strategy. The last time it was attempted it resulted in a counter-ambush that resulted in the loss of the whole team.

Threat Level:
Moderate.

Don't touch any strange webs you might encounter underground.

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Boob-Snake story

Name: Boob-Snake (Don't blame me. This is the name used by the men and it's sort of stuck)
Type: Demon
Habitat: Underground caverns. Natural springs.

Description:
Another anatomically-perverse monstrosity. How did such horrors come to exist and why are their forms so familiar and yet horribly corrupted at the same time?

The boob-snake will usually be encountered lying in a pool of white liquid resembling milk. With the majority of their body submerged and hidden beneath the surface it's easy to mistake them for a beautiful naked woman resting in a hot spring. It's only when the boob-snake rises up out of the water that their true—inhuman—nature is revealed.

While their head, shoulders and chest are human in appearance, below there the thoracic region is repeated over and over again, so that the demon looks as though it has been extended into a snake with multiple rows of mammary glands. Mutations of this nature have been observed in annelids and arthropods, and indeed have played an important role in the evolution of some forms, but this isn't what is happening here—human anatomy simply shouldn't permit it.

Describing the 'boobs' of the boob-snake as mammary glands is technically incorrect. The 'milk' secreted by their breasts is a complex mixture of hormones and enzymes used to first render their male captives docile and then aid the boob-snake's absorption of her prey's fluids.

Attack Strategy:
They lie in wait in pools of white liquid and use their alluring beauty to tempt men into approaching them. Once the man strays close enough the boob-snake will surge from the water, coil her body around them and then drag them into her pool. Boob-snake pools usually have a secret tunnel underwater leading to a more secure cave where the demon can drain her victim without being interrupted.

Once she has caught a man, the boob-snake will strip them, exude her 'milk' over their naked body and then massage them with her many breasts. These look and feel like big soft human breasts and the sensation of them rubbing all over the body is intensely arousing. Once her captive is turned on enough, the boob-snake will force them to suckle her breasts. Getting her milk inside them aids the digestion process. Enzymes within the milk painlessly break down her prey's internal organs and her intense sexual stimulation causes them to ejaculate the resultant soup onto the boob-snake's breasts in a continuous uncontrollable orgasm. The boob-snake absorbs the ejaculate through her skin. The whole process is supposedly a lot more pleasant than it sounds, but you'll forgive me if I'd rather not experience it first-hand.

Countermeasures:
Don't talk to the strange naked woman sitting in a pool of fresh milk.

Boob-snakes share similar regenerative capabilities as other demon-class HSIOs. It is relatively easy to puncture their skin with either bullets or blades, but most of these wounds will close just as rapidly as they opened. Even fire has little permanent effect.

Until we can find substances to counteract their regenerative capabilities and given their speed and strength, it is highly recommended to give boob-snakes and their pools a wide berth.

Threat Level:
Moderate

(This would be High if they ever decided to leave their pools and actively hunt us.)

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Freshwater Cnidarian-Girl story

Name: Freshwater Cnidarian-Girl
Type: Cnidarian
Habitat: Freshwater. Marshland.

Description:
From a distance a freshwater cnidarian-girl looks like a pretty young woman in a long summer dress. They are normally found staring wistfully out across small bodies of water in picturesque wild spots.

The 'dress' is a thin membrane of elastic jelly that serves to hide the cnidarian-girl's lower body. Beneath the waist their body consists of a ring of thick tentacles that are used to both raise and support the upper torso, and restrain prey while the cnidarian feeds. Hanging down from the centre of the ring of tentacles is a specialised feeding tube.

The structure of a cnidarian-girl's body appears to be comparable to Earth-based cnidarians—hence the name—although they are considerably more complex. Their mostly liquid insides are held in by a strong membrane of semi-transparent jelly. While their skin colour comes in a variety of hues from yellow to green to muddy browns, they are capable of changing it to opaque pink for short periods of time in order to mimic human flesh.

Attack Strategy:
The cnidarian-girl lures prey to her through an airborne pheromone that also massively raises the libido. Once the target comes within range the cnidarian-girl stings and immobilises them with a powerful paralysing agent injected through the skin by nematocysts located in her tentacles. With her prey immobilised, the cnidarian wraps her tentacles around them and begins to feed.

As with other HSIOs, cnidarian-girls feed on sexual fluids. Their body secretes a toxin that triggers the over-production of sexual fluids at the expense of all other biological functions. This toxin is absorbed through the sexual organs and requires the ejaculate of her prey to activate it. If her victim is male the cnidarian-girl ingests their penis with her soft feeding tube and uses this to stimulate them to ejaculation. If she has caught a female, the cnidarian turns the lower third of her feeding tube inside out and inserts it into her captive's vagina. Once her feeding toxin takes effect the cnidarian-girl slowly drains her prey of all their fluids.

Countermeasures:
Like their Earth equivalents, cnidarian-girls have soft, fragile bodies. Aside from their pheromone lure and paralysing sting they have little fighting ability and if threatened they will contract down to a ball, with the outer tentacles folding back up over their vulnerable upper body to protect it.

Threat Level:
Low.

The pheromone lure is the main danger. Soldiers should stay together at all times and always be on the lookout in case one of their squad-mates starts showing signs of being under the influence.

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Red Lips Succubus story

Name: Red Lips Succubus
Type: Succubus
Habitat: Wide-ranging, but thankfully rare.

Description:
Another of the succubus-type HSIOs that resemble (and are likely the originators of) the devil girls of myth. They take the appearance of extremely alluring women, but with the additional 'devil' features of horns, tail and leathery bat wings.

These succubi have very pale, almost white, skin. Their main identifying feature is their lips, which are full, sensual and a vivid scarlet in colour that contrasts sharply with their pale skin. This coloration appears to be natural pigmentation despite looking like artificial lip gloss.

Attack Strategy:
This is one of the more powerful succubus types. They are extremely dangerous because of their ability to mesmerise and completely immobilise opponents with their lips. We don't really know how this works. There is a theory that the combination of the shape, coloration and the way the lips stand out from the rest of the succubus's pale face triggers a weird neural reaction in the human brain that causes it to partially shut down and lock up all conscious movement, causing paralysis in the onlooker. However the succubus does this, it is terrifyingly effective, with a single blown kiss being enough to incapacitate an entire squad.

As with other H-space succubi, the red lips variant feeds on the fluids and energy released during sexual activity. Red lips succubi prefer to use either fellatio or cunnilingus, and are capable of sucking their prey completely dry in a frighteningly short space of time.

Countermeasures:
What do you want me to put here?

Did you read the part where I wrote they are capable of immobilising an entire squad simply by blowing a kiss at them?

How are we supposed to counteract that?

What do you want me to do? Tell the men to wear blindfolds just so the succubi can drain them dry in other immoral and indecent ways?

I can't even get them to understand the dangers they face from the minor HSIOs. When I tried to warn them about this new type of succubus they were too busy laughing at the concept of being blowjobbed to death.

This is hopeless. We warn the men. They don't listen. We send them out and the succubi kill them. Then we bring in a fresh batch to start the cycle anew.

When is this going to end?

Threat Level:
They can take out a combat-ready soldier using nothing more than a blown kiss! This is what we are facing out here.

Very high.

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Tar-Pillow Cushionblob story

Name: Tar-Pillow Cushionblob
Type: Slime (subtype: cushionblob)
Habitat: Underground. Around and beneath Lake Latex.

Description:
A type of slime girl with an amorphous body. Usually they take the form of a buxom woman lying on a big soft cushion or bed.

This variety is black and fully opaque. Their appearance varies in how glossy the outer surface is. Some are very dark and look as though they’ve been sculpted from tar or pitch. Others are glossy and look as though both the woman and her 'bed' are completely covered in shiny black latex.

Attack Strategy:
Tar-pillow cushionblobs are extremely dense and their surface is highly adhesive. Anyone coming into physical contact with one will become stuck and then engulfed. They are powerful, but they are also slow and lack any kind of mesmeric ability. A tar-pillow cushionblob might try to use her sexy body to tempt the unwary into joining her on her bed, but anyone forewarned as to her true nature will find it an easy offer to turn down (unlike with the pink variety).

The tar-pillow cushionblob likes to draw men into her mass and use her malleable form to sexually excite them. They are capable of generating powerful suction and use this to induce first ejaculation and then pull the man inside out to extract whatever spark of vital essence it is that HSIOs seek from us. Despite sounding gruesome, the man experiences it as a pure blast of orgasmic release.

(The soul seems as good as any name to give this 'spark', even if my esteemed colleagues might not approve of it.)

After extracting this essence the tar-pillow cushionblob digests the flesh of her now-expired captive and then excretes the bones.

Countermeasures:
Tar-pillow cushionblobs are very slow, but adept at setting traps or ambushing from darkness, where their lack of speed is not a factor. Bullets are ineffective and barely penetrate their dense mass. Engaging one at close quarters with melee weapons is strongly discouraged. The weapons will just get stuck on her body and she'll draw you in to engulf you. Her form is also dense enough to resist small explosives.

Extremes of hot or cold are effective, with flamethrowers being the best weapon to use against her as the substance of her body is inflammable. Some strong alkalis have been found to have a corrosive effect on her body, but such large quantities are required to render this an impractical countermeasure.

Threat Level:
Moderate.

Easy to avoid if spotted in advance. Completely inescapable once grabbed and engulfed.

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Sex-Spawn Pit story

Name: Sex-Spawn Pit
Type: I have no idea what this is, or even if it's an organism in any way we recognise the term.
Habitat: Primarily HSIO urban centres, although some wild ones have been encountered underground.

Description:
A pit with flesh-covered walls about eight to ten feet deep. Thick fibrous growths extend from the edge of the pit and connect to bulbous pod-like chambers partially buried in the ground. The chambers are used to gestate and grow the sex spawn. The spawn are not really offspring and instead function more like flesh manikins. They are short-lived and resemble hairless human beings. The sex-spawn pit appears to have some kind of mild telepathic or empathic ability to sense what individuals in its vicinity find sexually appealing and produces sex-spawn with bodies that cater to these desires.

Attack Strategy:
Anyone unfortunate enough to fall into a sex-spawn pit will be absorbed into the fleshy walls. Bizarrely, this is a complex process that requires to the prey to be sexually aroused to the point of orgasm before the pit can absorb them. In order to achieve this, the pit excretes its flesh manikins into the pit to copulate with the person or persons trapped within it. The pit will continue to spawn manikins and send them into the pit until the captured men or women are overwhelmed and stimulated to orgasm. At which point they are absorbed into the walls or floor and lost.

The higher HSIOs seem to enjoy throwing captives into these pits as a form of entertainment (our men should by now by fully aware of the futility of surrendering to the more intelligent HSIOs—these are alien organisms with a set of values completely at odds with our own).

Sex-spawn pits occurring in the wild will attempt to use their flesh manikins to lure or physically force passer-by's into the pit. The flesh manikins themselves are weak and degrade quickly over time and distance from the pit that spawned them.

Countermeasures:
The sex-spawn pit is harmless unless fallen into. Once inside, the slippery, undulating flesh walls make it very difficult to climb out of and the constant waves of amorous flesh manikins will eventually wear a person down and force them into sexual intercourse.

When under attack the pit will close and retract the gestation pods underground. The pits are relatively easy to render harmless, but much more difficult to eradicate completely. Pits reported as destroyed have been known to fully grow back after a week or two.

Threat Level:
Low.

Of more concern is how they came to exist, especially with their bizarre feeding cycle. Are these organisms, or more akin to biological machines custom-created by the HSIOs to dispose of their enemies in ways the HSIOs find entertaining?

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Nuru Nuru Girl story

Name: Nuru Nuru Girl
Type: Humanoid
Habitat: Only seen so far in the inflatable cave system, an unusual structure discovered underground.

Description:
Close enough to human to be mistaken for one at first glance. They resemble women of East Asian descent, with bronze skin and straight black hair. As with other observed HSIOs, their features mimicking human sexual characteristics are highly exaggerated. Their breasts are considerably larger than a typical human woman of their size, although in this case there is a functional reason for this as their breasts contain the glands that produce the copious amounts of lubricating fluid that give the nuru nuru girls their name.

Other divergent features include the hands and feet. Their wrists and ankles are longer and allow their hands and feet a greater degree of rotation and movement. The feet also have much longer digits, to the point they resemble a secondary pair of hands.

Attack Strategy:
The nuru nuru girls are named for the complex lubricant exuded by their skin and in particular their breasts and sexual organs. This has a similar appearance and consistency to nuru gel, a product used in a special type of Japanese massage.

(I assume this is a sex thing. My assistant was curiously reticent when pressed for further details.)

The lubricant is a complex blend of oils, enzymes and some compounds that defy chemical analysis. Aside from its lubricating properties, the substance is also corrosive—but only to non-living fabric. There is also a strong narcotic component that induces a euphoric state in the subject once absorbed through the skin. The body-to-body massage a nuru nuru girl gives her victim is thought to aid in this absorption. With their prey docile and non-resistant, the nuru nuru girl covers them with a fluid that softens human tissues while still preserving their intactness. As of yet, we have been unable to duplicate this softening effect under laboratory conditions.

(Maybe it requires the unusual physical laws of H-space.)

Once her prey has softened to the point of liquefaction, the nuru nuru girl draws them up into her body through her vaginal opening.

Countermeasures:
Physically, the nuru nuru girls are no more strong or agile than a human female athlete of comparable size. Their main threat is their secretions. Unprotected skin contact results in a euphoric state that impairs mental acuity and combat effectiveness.

Thankfully, liquefaction of tissues only occurs after prolonged and sustained contact (and possibly only while engaged in physical copulation with the nuru nuru girl). Smaller exposure to the lubricant appears to have no long-term deleterious effects, although it is advised to wash it off at the earliest opportunity.

Threat Level:
Low.

Some of my colleagues are excited by the pharmaceutical potential of the nuru nuru girls' secretions. My personal opinion is that the lubricant will not behave in the same way under Earth's different physical laws.

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Leech-Tongue Succubus story (Part 1, Part 2)

Name: Leech-Tongue Succubus
Type: Succubus
Habitat: Unknown.

Description:
Pale or slightly bluish-skinned humanoid with the typical succubus/devil girl additions of horns, wings and tail. Only one specimen has been encountered so far. Her horns, wings and tail were very dark blue in colour, almost verging on black. As with other succubi, she was slightly taller than the average human woman and possessed a figure straight out of typical male fantasy—slender, toned and extremely busty.

Their identifying feature is a long black tongue terminating in a leech-like sucker mouth.

(Again I'm uncomfortable classifying the different variations of succubus as separate species. They could be, but they could also all be part of the same species, and the different feeding strategies and attack strategies we've observed could be the result of other factors such as exotic body augmentation and different training regimes.)

Attack Strategy:
Only the primary feeding mechanism is known for this succubus. They feed using their long leech-like tongue. They use it to suck in a man's penis and then stimulate him to repeated ejaculations (usually with the help of mammary intercourse) until the man is fully depleted of fluids.

This happens rapidly, as fast as if the succubus was draining their blood. How do they induce the man to produce so much semen, so quickly? An agent in the saliva can't be enough. There must be some other factor.

Countermeasures:
As of yet we don't know anything about the offensive capabilities of this type of succubus. It's possible they are part of a civilian class and rely on other HSIOs such as the scarlet imps to bring them human captives. This is not an assumption I feel safe making. All succubi-class HSIOs encountered so far have shown formidable mind control skills and regenerative abilities. As always the best strategy is to disengage. If this is not possible, hit fast and hit hard before the mesmeric abilities of the succubus compromise your ability to fight them.

Threat Level:
Unknown.

(Who am I kidding—High!)

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Crynolie story.

Name: Crynolie
Type: Demon
Habitat: Fertile plains and valleys. Artificial gardens.

Description:
Outwardly looks like a pretty young lady in a gaily coloured and extravagantly large crinoline dress. An eyewitness described them as looking like a group of actresses on the set of a period drama. One thing most observers notice is that the proportions of the crynolies seem off. They are deceptively tall, as if their legs are longer than they should be.

Underneath their 'dresses' the crynolies have four long and spindly legs, with each pair arranged perpendicularly to the other—like the legs of a small table. The legs look insectoid in shape, but resemble human flesh and skin, and terminate in what looks like human feet. Their most alien part is a bulbous sac or abdomen hanging down from the centre of their body. This too is covered in what looks like human skin, but otherwise resembles no part of the human body aside from the vulva-like orifice at the tip. The 'vulva' is surrounded by clusters of short tubules. These emit the fumes the crynolie uses for defence and to overpower her prey.

Attack Strategy:
The crynolie is capable of emitting fumes that put anyone breathing them into a highly suggestible state where they blindly follow any instruction give to them by the crynolie. While in this state the victim is unable to take any actions of their own volition.

Once she has her prey under her control, the crynolie will then ingest them into her fleshy abdomen through her 'vulva'. Initially it was thought they simply ate their victims, but—as with most HSIOs—the reality is far more complex.

The crynolie's abdomen contains a stretchy bag organ—a kind of stomach or womb—large enough to contain an adult human. This organ has thick padded walls and is surrounded by a net of muscular fibres that give the crynolie fine control of internal movements. At the top of the containment organ is an air bladder. The crynolie places her prey's head within this bladder and supplies them with oxygen so they do not suffocate inside her.

The next stage is to overload her captive with sexual excitement. The air the crynolie gives to her prey is laced with various sedatives and aphrodisiacs. Stronger aphrodisiac juices are secreted inside the containment bag and sensually massaged into the flesh of her captive. The containment organ also contains various structures analogous to human sex organs and the crynolie selects and uses them depending on the sex and sexual preferences of her captive.

The big question is why?

I don't believe the crynolies are feeding off our sexual arousal. I believe, like other HSIOs, the crynolies are after something else from us, and massive sexual overstimulation is just a tool to expose or loosen it.

(As to what this 'something else' is—I think it is what various religions throughout history have referred to as the human soul. As to what this infers about the nature of H-space and the HSIOs... No, I'm not ready to believe this. Not yet.)

Countermeasures:
The mind control fumes of the crynolie must not be inhaled. Fortunately they have a relatively short range of effect and require concentrated amounts. Likely the reason why crynolies are encountered in groups.

Unfortunately, tackling them from a distance is also difficult. The 'dress' of the crynolie is part of their body and composed of a flexible, durable material that is resistant to both small arms and bladed weapons. If threatened the crynolie retracts her upper half down into her dress and emits a dense fog to cover her escape.

Threat Level:
Medium to High.

As devastatingly effective as their paralysing fumes are at close range and as awkward as they are to engage at distance, I suspect the crynolies are actually low down in the 'demon'-type hierarchy. I fear there is worse out there. Far worse...

[ManyEyedHydra]

Link to Hunting Arachne story

Name: Hunting Arachne
Type: Arachne
Habitat: Rocky terrain. Mountains. Caves.

Description:
A type of spider-girl. At a distance she looks like a naked human woman riding a giant spider. Closer inspection reveals both are parts of the same organism, with the head and torso of the woman replacing the head of the spider. The woman appears to have truncated vestigial legs that taper to points after about a third of thigh. These house and hide venom-filled fangs.

Her upper body is dark-skinned with silver hair and looks fully human aside from three sets of additional jet-black eyes located on her head. Unless seen close up, it is easy to mistake these additional eyes for jewellery.

The lower body is brown and resembles the agelenid spiders found on Earth, albeit on a considerable larger scale.

Attack Strategy:
This type of arachne is an active hunter. They produce webbing, but use it as ropes to cast at and entangle prey rather than building webs. Once they catch a man (It is always a man. Unlike other HSIOs, hunting arachnes show no interest in women) the arachne will wrap them up in a cocoon. This silk is coated in a mild aphrodisiac. Venom glands within the false legs contain a much stronger aphrodisiac and the arachne injects it into her prey to place them into a state of sexual hyper-arousal before beginning to feed.

Outwardly, feeding resembles copulation. The arachne will get her prey aroused and then insert their erection into her false vagina. This orifice is her true mouth and connected to a series of powerful sucking stomachs in her abdomen. She stimulates her prey to ejaculation and then slowly pumps out all their fluids while they are in a helpless state of sensual bliss.

Countermeasures:
This type of arachne is fast, agile, and especially dangerous in broken terrain where they can attack from a multitude of angles.

Their resistances are comparable to similar HSIOs. The cuticle is resistant to small arms and they have some limited regenerative capabilities. Chainsaws and/or flamethrowers are recommended for fighting this type. It is also advised to engage them in open areas rather than seeking cover.

Threat Level:
Moderate.

Fast, agile, and extremely difficult to handle at close quarters.