Kumo

Kumos are hopping spider enemies found in Easton Kingdom in Super Mario Land. Kumo 「クモ」 is the Japanese word for "spider"; however, the species is not, in fact, known as "Kumo" in Japan. It is actually the only species for which the English name was not the same as or similar to the Japanese name in the original version of Super Mario Land, although other species were renamed in the recent Virtual Console port.

Kumos attack in a pattern similar to a Fly, hopping around until it comes in contact with Mario. In fact, there are no differences in the attack patterns of a Kumo and a Fly. A jump or two superballs can easily defeat it. After doing so, Mario is rewarded with 400 points. Kumos are only found in World 3-2. In appearance, Kumos look much like generic tarantulas that are about the size of Mario.

A Kumo also makes a small appearance in the Nintendo Adventure Book Pipe Down!, although only a picture of it appears.