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==Overview==
Canoptek Spyders are used to watch over and maintain Necron [[Tomb World]]s at the behest of its [[Deep Spirit]] master control system.{{Fn|4}} Unlike their Necron masters, Canoptek Spyders never sleep, rather they spend the aeons servicing the structures of their tomb worlds. Though it is essentially just an control and repair drone, a Tomb Spyder is still a formidable foe and is equipped with self-repair backup systems that can also rapidly heal other Necrons. They can direct other [[Canoptek Construct]]s to any intruders in a Tomb complex{{Fn|1}}, while their '''[[Gloom PrismsPrism]]s''' allow them to ward of [[Warp|empyric]] energies.{{Fn|6b}} But perhaps most terrifyingly, they can convert raw energy to produce waves of [[Scarab]]s.{{Fn|6a}}
Though not sentient by any means, these machines have complex and layered subroutines that can adapt to most situations. If a trio of constructs are acting in concert, one will take command and harness the processing capability of the other two to create a gestalt supermind far greater than the sum of its parts. This hyper-efficiency is passed on to all [[Canoptek Wraith]]s and [[Scarab]]s in the vicinity, allowing Spyders to effect a coordinated and precise response to any threat.{{Fn|4}}
