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Spiderleg is a black tom with a brown underbelly, and amber eyes.

He is born to Dustpelt and Ferncloud as Spiderkit, with his brother Shrewpaw. He becomes Spiderpaw, mentored to Mousefur. His littermate dies on the Thunderpath, which greatly upsets him and his parents. On the journey, he makes friends with a few apprentices from RiverClan, and he is one of the first cats to become a warrior at the lake, named Spiderleg. He goes on to father Daisy's kits, Toadstep and Rosepetal.

He fights in the Great Battle, where he loses his mother, and soon afterwards, his youngest siblings Foxleap and Icecloud. He is given his second apprentice of Amberpaw, and after a fight with badgers, he loses his father, and is notably depressed about it. Amberpaw eventually graduates to become a warrior as well. Ultimately, Spiderleg succumbs to greencough and ascends to StarClan.

The New Prophecy

 * Spiderpaw is an apprentice of ThunderClan, his mentor being Mousefur. His brother Shrewpaw is hit by a monster as the Twolegs destroy the forest, and his two younger sisters, Hollykit and Larchkit die of starvation. He travels with the Clans on the Great journey and once they reach the lake territories, he almost falls off of the cliff of ThunderClan's new camp. He is made a warrior, given the name Spiderleg.

Power of Three

 * Spiderleg now has his own apprentice, Mousepaw, and two new siblings, Foxkit and Icekit. Mousepaw becomes a warrior named Mousehwhisker, and Spiderleg fathers two kits with Daisy, who are named Rosekit and Toadkit. He is shown to be awkward and distant toward his kits. Spiderleg gets sick with a cough, and before he joins the other sick cats in the abandoned Twoleg nest, Daisy tells him he should spend more time with their kits instead of solely focusing on his warrior duties. He admits to Leafpoo that he never intended to have kits with Daisy, and that it just happened, and that he feels clumsy and useless around them. Later, he is seen playing with his kits.

Omen of the Stars

 * During the drought, Spiderleg is on a patrol to fetch water for the Clan, and ends up getting stuck in the mud around the shrunken lake with Berrynose, and the two toms are pulled out by Thornclaw. Before the battle against the Dark Forest, Spiderleg teaches the elders battle moves. It is mentioned that his muzzle is beginning to turn gray and he would be joining them soon.

Super Editions

 * In Firestar's Quest, Spiderkit and Shrewkit are kits in the nursery, born to Ferncloud and Dustpelt. The two kits are noted to be noisy and playful, and they play with a ball of moss and a puddle of water while Firestar is preforming a ceremony.


 * In Crowfeather's Trial, Spiderleg and his patrol find Crowfeather and Breezepelt on their territory. Spiderleg is insistent on taking them to see Bramblestar, however, Cinderheart and Rosepetal talk him out of it. During a Gathering, he says that it is not unreasonable to doubt the former Dark Forest trainees, which angers Breezepelt.


 * In Bramblestar's Storm, Spiderleg has a new apprentice, Amberpaw. While patroling the border stream, Amberpaw falls in and Spiderleg helps her climb out. Spiderleg joins a patrol to check for badgers, when a rook attacks Amberpaw and Spiderleg protects his apprentice. He fights in the battle with the badgers and comes out as one of the most injured. Dustpelt dies during the battle, and Spiderleg helps to bury his father.

Novellas

 * In Dovewing's Silence, his mother Ferncloud is one of the cats to die in the Great Battle, and he is seen resting his tail comfortingly on Dustpelt's shoulder as the two toms sit vigil for her.

Detailed description

 * Spiderleg is a lithe, long-limbed, black tom with a brown underbelly, and amber eyes. He has a long tail, glossy fur, and a muzzle flecked with gray.

Interesting facts

 * As of Bramblestar's Storm, Spiderleg still loved Daisy.

Mistakes

 * In The Last Hope, it is noted that Spiderleg has known Mousefur and Purdy longer than any cat in ThunderClan. However, at the time, there are many cats still living in ThunderClan that have known Mousefur much longer, such as Firestar, and Bramblestar and Squirrelflight have known Purdy longer than any cat in the Clan.
 * In the allegiances of Starlight, Spiderpaw is incorrectly listed as Cloudtail's apprentice. This has not been fixed with the reprinted covers.
 * In Long Shadows Spiderleg is assigned to go on a hunting patrol for the sick cats, although he is one of the ill cats.
 * In Leafpool's Wish, he is mistakenly said to be Hazelkit's father.
 * He is mistakenly said to have gray-black legs.
 * He is mistakenly said to have a bright pelt.