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iGoogle: Eek! A Spider!

SUMMARY: Add a customizable spider that crawls around a section of your iGoogle page.

iGoogle has a wide variety of virtual pets that can be added to your page. If your interests lie in the creepy, crawly variety, you can add a spider that follows your mouse pointer around.

The "Spider" gadget is customizable, allowing you to modify the gadget title, spider size, and its speed. Modify the head, belly, and leg colors, adjust the background color, or link to a custom background image to have your spider crawl over grass or a mountain, for example. Or, give your spider a wiry look. Just click on the arrow at the top-right of the gadget window and choose "Edit settings".


Customizing the iGoogle "Spider" gadget



* "Spider" gadget for iGoogle

Most gadgets were written by third-party developers. Thus their availability, features, and screenshots are subject to change.



Image credits - Grass by Teodoro S Gruhl

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