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"A drop kick from any one of its eight legs is intense. Its third leg from the right is World Cup class."
Battle Memory

The Horseantula is an enemy in Mother 3. It is a chimera created from a horse and a tarantula. They are found exclusively in Murasaki Forest.

Battle

The Horsantula can raise it's own offense, poison a party member with it's poisonous stinger, attack one party member with a powerful kick, or attack multiple party members by going berserk. They are somewhat weak to PK Freeze, and are extremely weak to both PK Fire and Crying.

Its battle sound is Battle Sound 33, which falls under Code Numbers 858 for regular attack, 859 for Smaaaash! and 860 for Miss.

Trivia

  • They appear to be based on Old Spider Legs, a creature from American folklore in the 19th century
  • As the name implies, the Horseantula is a mix of a horse and a tarantula.
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