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The OSCORP Spider

The Spider was a hybrid of the Brazilian Wandering Spider, Brown Recluse, and Black Widow. OSCORP genetically modified this already-genetically-messy spider, which made it highly intelligent. While most of this spider’s abilities were modified, its chemoreceptors stayed largely the same as any other spider in the arachnid order Araneae. The only reason Peter didn’t die was the genetically modified part of the spider and Peter’s own DNA had similarities because of a modification in Peter's DNA that was given to him in the womb, presumably by Peter’s biological father who worked for OSCORP.

WEBS

Peter’s organic webs are a hybrid of the three spiders’, but the genetically modified unknown type of spider is highly intelligent and depending on the intentions that the spider (or Peter) spins the webs which creates different versions of the webbing. Peter often channels the intention of the webs dissolving quickly after use, which makes the webs dissolve within thirty minutes. The Black Widow would give the webs exceptional tensile strength and elasticity. Black Widow Silk is pound-for-pound stronger than high-grade steel, which would make the webs extremely strong. The Brown Recluse would give the webs intense stickiness. Brown recluse webs are layered with microscopic nanotendrils that act like packaging tape, which allow it to bond strongly to surfaces and entangle prey. The Brazilian Wandering Spider would make the silk capable of heavy-duty binding. The BWS uses dense, robust silk tailored for subduing large prey. It’s less reliant on webs and uses silk for structural retreats and protection.  The brown recluse doesn’t use its web to hunt, but rather actively hunts at night. The BWS is an active hunter with no web.. however, The Black Widow creates a web that they use to catch insects inside. This is what Peter’s webs take after the most. 

Anatomical diagram depicting Peter's silk glands. Disregard “STINGER”, does not apply to this version of Peter Parker.

BEHAVIOR (Of the OSCORP Spider. See: OTHER ADAPTATIONS for Peter’s.)

Luckily, Peter doesn’t take after the OSCORP Spider’s behavior; but from what Dr. Banner has researched about the three spider species and the genetic composition of Peter’s spider-DNA string, the OSCORP Spider would’ve been highly unpredictable and easily agitated. The Spider would’ve been a nomadic hunter and loved dark spaces. It would’ve been nocturnal as well. Its chemoreceptors are fine-tuned to quickly track the fresh scent trails of active prey, as well as aiding in navigating dark, confined spaces. The chemoreceptors can also detect pheromones easily.

VENOM

The Black Widow provided the OSCORP Spider with intense, powerful neurotoxin that would've forced the nerves of the bitten to constantly fire by uncontrollably flooding synapses with neurotransmitters, resulting in severe abdominal rigidity, sweating, nausea, and muscle cramps. The Brown Recluse provided the OSCORP Spider with a potent enzyme that would break down cell membranes and blood vessels, triggering blood clotting, severe local inflammation, and evolving skin necrosis. The BWS provided the OSCORP Spider with a complex blend of neurotoxic peptides that would delay the inactivation of sodium channels, which would react with the black widow’s ability to force nerves to fire by intensifying it almost ten-fold. It would lead to extreme systemic pain, dangerously high blood pressure, and shock. In the OSCORP Spider’s case, this blend of venom would’ve caused immediate neurological overload such as paralyzing cramping and autonomic nervous system storms. Rapid necrosis, and a massive spike in blood pressure in heart rate would also occur. In Peter’s case, his body nerfed the venom as much as the genetic modifier in Peter’s DNA could, which creates a much more diluted version of the toxin. Venom was extracted from Peter’s retractable fangs (that reside behind his canines) and tested in a computer program to see how his venom would react.  The simulated (and accurate) effects on a person of the male sex that was five-feet and seven inches tall, one-hundred-and-thirty-two pound weight was minor necrosis, complete bodily paralyzation lasting for an hour after a five-minute fight/flight/freeze response, nausea, racing heartbeat, sweating, brain fog and inability to think straight, progressive muscle weakness (muscle control will return after paralyzation wears off), shallow breathing, blurred vision, and numbness. The simulated (and accurate) effects on a person of the female sex that was five-feet and three inches tall, one-hundred-and-twenty-three pound weight was of equal reaction, as well as a person of non-specific sex that was five-feet and five inches tall and weighing one-hundred-and-thirty-seven pounds. These weights and heights were based on global averages.

OTHER ADAPTATIONS

Peter has additional adaptations, such as:

Retractable fangs that reside behind his sharper-than-average canines

An uncanny ability to stick to any surface

Distance chemoreceptors in the form of dermal gland pores on his hands. In response to this adaptation, Peter has had to wear gloves. After meeting Tony Stark and Bruce Banner, they have invented a type of glove that is seamless to the human eye and blocks the chemoreceptors in daily life. This is retractable via Peter’s StarkWatch. The Spider-Man suit lacks these.

‘Spider Sense’; A tingling sensation in the back of Peter’s skull that warns him of incoming dangers. Intensity depends on how dangerous the incoming event is.

Heightened senses. All of Peter’s senses are heightened slightly more than a non-mutated human, but when the ‘Spider Sense’ is active, all senses go into overdrive, allowing him to dodge attacks, hear from city blocks away (his brain instinctively filters out unnecessary input such as car horns), etc.

Peter’s senses when the ‘Spider Sense’ is not active is much more dulled down. He can hear one-hundred and twenty feet away if actively attempting to do so.

He chitters and purrs.

He can communicate with spiders via vibrations and chittering.

I might add more to this, but for now...