Silver Chute Spider

"Of all the Rahi in Metru Nui, only the Silver Chute Spider seems to have escaped the notice of the Visorak. It may be that they sense some kinship to this creature. I have seen hordes sweeping through the metru, capturing every Rahi they see, yet completely ignoring these arachnids."

- Rahaga Norik, Rahi Beasts

Silver Chute Spiders are dangerous arachnid Rahi.

History
The Silver Chute Spider species was created by the Makuta using Viruses and Liquid Protodermis to be one of the Rahi to inhabit the Matoran Universe.

On Metru Nui, the Spiders' preferred hunting ground was the expansive Chute System. They would trap their prey, often Gukko birds, in its light but strong webbing, which contained a paralyzing venom. This webbing was studied by Ga-Matoran researchers, who were hoping to learn how such a thin piece of webbing could stay so strong. If the research had succeeded, Matoran could learn to create a lighter and stronger kind of cable than ever before. However, the Great Cataclysm put an end to the research. Silver Chute Spiders were not hunted by the Visorak, and many later migrated to the swamps of Le-Wahi on Mata Nui. After the Bohrok cleansed the island of Mata Nui, they returned to Metru Nui.

Trivia

 * The Silver Chute Spider was sent as an entry in to The LEGO Group as part of the LEGO Magazine Rahi-Building Contest by Daneil Emmons, known in BZPower as Diosjenin. It was given a name and story role by Greg Farshtey in the book BIONICLE: Rahi Beasts.


 * The Silver Chute Spider was inspired by the description of a "Mechanical Hound" from Ray Bradbury's famous dystopian novel Farenheit 451.

Appearances

 * Birth of a Dark Hunter


 * BIONICLE: Rahi Beasts


 * BIONICLE: Encyclopedia


 * BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated