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[[Image:Necromunda 8th.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Necromunda 8th soldier{{citethis}}]]The '''Necromunda 8th''' are a famous [[Astra Militarum]] [[Imperial Guard Regiment|Regiment]] from the [[hive world]] of [[Necromunda (planet)|Necromunda]] and part of the [[Necromundan Guard]]. They are called the "Spiders" due to the fact that the regiment's soldiers are drawn from Necromunda's Spider Clan, a powerful Necromundan [[gang]] famed throughout the Necromunda subsector for its ferocity{{Fn|1}}. They are currently led by [[Colonel]] [[Raeven Mortz]] and keep one of the deadly '''Necronmundan Greenback spiders''' as a pet and mascot.{{Fn|22b}}

The Spider Clan is the dominant gang of the lower levels of [[Hive Palantine]]. For centuries they have received arms from the [[Imperial Governor]] of Necromunda in exchange for keeping rebellious gangs and other anarchic forces under control. Consequently the Spiders are officially regarded as Necromunda's own army or [[Planetary Defense Force]].{{Fn|1}} The PDF, in turn, forms a base for Imperial Guard regimental [[founding]]s.{{citethis}}

When the Spiders enter the ranks of the Guard, they are organized into [[platoon]]s formed by a whole gang; officers are prominent individuals within the Spider Clan, respected and feared by the gangers.{{citethis}}

Soldiers often have their face tattooed with an image of the Necromundan Spider, the symbol of the gang. Necromundan regiments use antifrag armour plates covering the chest and shoulders.{{citethis}}

*The [[Battle of Deucalion]]{{citethis}}

*{{Endn|2}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 Compendium]], :**{{Endn|2a}}: pg. 79**{{Endn|2b}}: pg. 143