![]() Philosophy of India suggests that a spider wove the veil of illusion, which hides ![]() Grandmother Spider Woman spins all life from the shimmering threads in her belly Astronomers ofīabylon were the first to recognize the Tauro and Scorpion constellations aroundĤ,000 years ago, showing the influence of these animals on that people ( Melic 2003). The most important arthropods in this mythology are scorpionsĪnd spiders ( Melic 2002). TheĬultural entomology of the Sumerian era (3,500 B.C.), for example, is fundamentallyīased on arachnids. Through history, arachnid symbolism in culture and mythology has been remarkable. ![]() Include a leafhopper (insect) named after Batman ( Rodrigues et al. Recently, animal species have been named after pop culture icons,Ģ009) and fictional characters. ( 2013) approached the use of different taxonomic groups of animals in Monserrat ( 2010) made a study of tattoos containing visual references toĪrthropods. Represented in paintings of the XV century. Carvalho ( 2010) investigated the symbolic meaning of two butterfly species Hieronymus Bosch and Salvador Dali, respectively. Monserrat ( 2009, 2011) approached the presence of arthropods in paintings of Chantoury-Lacombe ( 2009) studied theĬonnection between insects and painting techniques used in renaissance Europe. Studied folkloric demonstrations that could enhance the learning of Zoology at Costa Neto ( 2006) surveyed the use of insects in popular customs and celebrations in Mariño Pérez and Mendoza Almeralla ( 2006) made a critical analysis of the presence of insects and otherĪrthropods in films from 1938 to 2002. Role of insects in mythology and magic, respectively. Ashenden ( 2000–2001) made an entomological survey of the renowned novelĪda, by Vladimir Nabokov. Issues relating Zoology to cultural events have been gaining prominence recently.Ĭoelho ( 2000, 2004) studied insect references in the lyrics and cover art of rock Morphology, biology and behaviour of living arachnids from the ‘real’Īnimals (Especially Arthropods) in Cultural Expressions We have compared the features of these characters with the Surprising that they have inspired many fictional characters.įocusing only on the two major American comics publishers, DC Comics and MarvelĬomics, we conducted an inventory of the characters that have been inspired byĪrachnids in some way. To the class Arachnida) and human beings ( Mundkur 1983 Cloudsley Thomsonġ990, 2001 Monzón and Blasco Gil 1995, 1996a, b, c, d, Given the strongĬonnection between arachnids (especially spiders, scorpions and mites, all belonging Often has interesting ‘real-life’ influences. Hold the attention of students ( Rama and VergueiroĢ004 Marchiori 2011 Quartim 2013 Miranda 2014).ĭespite being a creatively free process, the composition of a comic book character Leveraged in various ways, including in the classroom, to arouse the interests and It did not happen probably due to the success of one character: the Amazing Spider-Man.Ĭomics often have details and sophisticated allusions that could and should be However, there was no statistical difference between the amount of villains and heroes in Marvel characters. Since the public usually considers spiders, scorpions and mites “harmful” in general, we expected a larger contingent of villains. Arachnids have bad reputation for being dangerous (Thorp and Woodson 1976 Ruppert and Barnes 1996). Villains (60.91% of total) are significantly more numerous, considering the sum of the two publishers. Of the total characters, the majority are human beings, but an overwhelming number have at least some typical arachnid features. As for taxonomic classification, the characters were based mostly on spiders (zoological order Araneae). Marvel has significantly more arachnid characters than DC. Most characters have been created recently, since the 1990s. We recorded 84 Marvel Comics characters and 40 DC Comics characters, detailed in the dataset that accompanies the article (Da-Silva 2014). ![]() Given the strong connection between arachnids (especially spiders, scorpions and mites, all belonging to the zoological class Arachnida) and human beings it is not surprising that they have inspired many fictional characters. The composition of a comic book character often has interesting ‘real-life’ influences. This article compares arachnid-based Marvel and DC comics characters.
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