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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 8379514" data-attributes="member: 177">Reality: that "in proportion" is dependent on their absolute size.  If you make them the size of a housecat, that proportion will break down.  It is a matter of physics and muscles made up of cells.  Strength goes like the square of linear size (the cross-sectional area of the muscle), while weight goes like the cube of linear size.  The square-cube law gets you every time!  [spoiler="Aside: Do not read this if spiders freak you out!"]Reality:  A spider the size of a housecat should not be called a "tiny" spider.  That's a friggin' ginormous spider.  If you do not believe me, have someone sneak, say, just a tarantula in your bed at night, and see what you think when you wake up.  Then, remember that is maximum 3 ounces of spider, and consider what you'd think if it was 10 pounds of spider.  Or maybe just imagine someone dumping 50 tarantulas on you, as that's close to 10 pounds of spider...[/spoiler]</blockquote>