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Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2015 page

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World Spider Catalog (2015)

This page is an official record.

Cost
5 RAM
Power
11
Rarity
Rare
Family
Institutions
Era
Modern (2009 on)

What it does

On reveal: If you're losing here, draw 1 card.

On reveal happens once, when the card flips.

It costs 5 RAM to play and brings 11 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.

Institutions cards protect your side, and come back strong when you're losing.

The site, in 2015

An online catalogue of every accepted spider family, genus and species, with links to the taxonomic literature.

It began in 2000 as a set of web pages by Norman Platnick at the American Museum of Natural History. By January 2026 it listed 53,656 species, with about three new ones found every day.

Modern era, 2009 on. Phones, feeds and cookie banners. The web got fast, flat and very sure about notifications.

The Establishment: Governments, universities, libraries and archives. Very official.

Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2015 page.

Put it on your site

Run World Spider Catalog, or just remember it fondly? Here's its button, 88 by 31 like it's 1999. Paste this into your page:

World Spider Catalog is a dub3 card

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2015, then plays a short scene. Want World Spider Catalog in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.