Arachnae

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Hive Fleet Arachnae is a newly discovered Hive Fleet that appeared in the aftermath of the Great Rift's creation.^[1]

The Hive Fleet is currently embroiled in a long war against the Necrons of the Novokh Dynasty as it attempts to consume and despoil the worlds that the Dynasty's Overlords have long claimed as their own.^[1]

Trivia

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In Greek mythology Arachne (from the Greek word for "spider"; Arachnae is e.g. the nominative plural) was a mortal talented weaver who challenged Athena, goddess of wisdom and crafts, to a weaving contest and subsequently was transformed into a spider for her hubris.

Source Conflicts

• White Dwarf 471 mentions a Splinter Fleet of Hive Fleet Kraken named Arachnae on pg. 15. This may be the same fleet, with a different classification, or a seperate fleet with the same name. Splinter Fleet Arachnae guards the Calladon System, used as a biomass “larder” to feed Kraken.

See also

• List of Hive Fleets

Sources

• 1: Codex: Tyranids (8th Edition), pg. 32 — Galactic Feeding Grounds: Fresh Horrors