Dagger Spider

The Dagger Spider was a type of spider-like RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts. found on the island of Voya NuiVoya NuiAn island born from catastrophe and hiding the universe's most powerful artifact, Voya Nui was everything Bionicle 2006 promised: danger, mystery, and a race against time.. It took its name from its sharpened front legs, which it used not to bite but to stab, driving them into a victim to inject a paralysing venom. Dagger Spiders were usually seen in swarms. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; BIONICLE Ignition 1: If a Universe Ends...)

Origins and migration#

The Dagger Spiders were created by the MakutaThe Brotherhood of MakutaAn organization of Makuta created by Mata Nui to build Rahi and keep order in his universe, later seized by Teridax and turned into the instrument of the Plan that overthrew the Great Spirit. using viruses and liquid protodermis, as one of the RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts. species meant to live in the Matoran Universe. (BIONICLE: Makuta's Guide to the Universe)

A population of Dagger Spiders settled on the Southern ContinentThe Southern ContinentThe Southern Continent was a vast landmass beneath the Matoran Universe, scarred by Voya Nui's separation and held under Makuta Mutran's nominal dominion.. When the Great CataclysmThe Great CataclysmThe day Makuta Teridax put the Great Spirit to sleep, the Great Spirit Robot fell from the sky, Metru Nui flooded, and Voya Nui tore loose from the Southern Continent. sent the part of it called Voya NuiVoya NuiAn island born from catastrophe and hiding the universe's most powerful artifact, Voya Nui was everything Bionicle 2006 promised: danger, mystery, and a race against time. rocketing up to the surface of Aqua MagnaAqua MagnaThe endless ocean where the Matoran Universe found refuge and Mata Nui made his final stand., the spiders went with it, and the survivors lived there for 1,000 years. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

On the island they were most often seen in the Green Belt. (BIONICLE Ignition 1: If a Universe Ends...)

Abilities and traits#

Dagger Spiders were named for their sharp, dagger-like legs. They were usually seen in swarms crawling out of large cracks in the ground. Unlike other spider RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts., a Dagger Spider did not bite. It feinted as if to bite, then stabbed with its front legs, injecting a paralysing venom. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; BIONICLE Ignition 1: If a Universe Ends...)