Profile: Kumonga

Name: Kumonga aka Spiga

First Appearance: Son of Godzilla

Kumonga is probably many peoples worst nightmare: a giant spider about 135 feet long and 18 feet high and weighing nearly 80,000 tons. The name Kumonga comes from the Japanese word for spiderクモ (kumo). Sporting black and yellow striped patterns, cold-blue eyes,  large fangs, and able to shoot super strong webbing from its mouth, Kumonga was a formidably enemy for Godzilla.

According to the journal of Dr. Matsumia, Kumonga was a type of very large spider to dwell in the jungle of Sogell Island. However, exposure to the radioactive storm of 1967 created by the UN's failed weather experiment mutated Kumonga into a 45-meter tall kaiju. The same weather experiment that created the Kamacuras. After killing one of the Kamacuras, Kumonga took on Godzilla himself and nearly killed him. But, thanks to the help of Manilla, Godzilla was able to severely burn Kumonga with their radioactive breath and chase the creature away. Kumonga participated in the final battle in Destroy All Monsters and helped Mothra entangle King Ghidorah in webbing. He also was taken over by the Xiliens in Final Wars and destroyed a trailer in the Arizona desert and fought Godzilla once again. Only to be swung around by his own webbing and soared into the distance, never to be seen again.

Kamacuras

Name: Kamacuras aka Gimantis
First Appearance: Son of Godzilla

Kamacuras is one of the few other monsters to be doused in radiation and become larger and stronger like Godzilla.The Americans were testing a weather control experiment on Solgell Island where the already 6 foot mantis lived. The experiment caused a radioactive storm in 1967 and caused the resident mantis to grow to enormous size. Initially scaring the United Nations, the Kamacuras find Manilla's egg, crack it open and try to devour the young Godzilla. Godzilla destroys two Kamacuras and the last one gets caught in the giant spider web of Kumonga.

The Kamacuras can be seen roaming monster island, living in peace with the other monsters and can be seen in the background in various other Godzilla films. Most notably, they made a come back in Godzilla: Final Wars. Now with the ability to camouflage themselves into the environment, Kamacuras eludes Godzilla in the hills. Only to be smoked out by his atomic breath and then impaled on an electrical tower.