How Spider-Man's Spider Sense Works

Today on Variant, we break down Spider-Man's spider sense, what it is and how it works!

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[PajamaZam]

"Spider sense is a power that helps out every single spider-man"
Miguel O'hara cries

[quentinfogger]

Wasn't there a comic where Spider-Man lost his spider sense and he learned a special technique from Shang Chi as a substitute? Would it be awesome to see those two working together in the MCU?

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

The Peter Tingle is overpowered, almost as powerful as Spider-Man throwing dirt in your eye.

[trevinodude]

The spider sense has imo always been one of Spider-Man's most interesting powers. One pretty crazy use of the Spider Sense was shown in what I believe what a Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man issue, in which Spider-Man was rendered temporarily blind and while teaming up with Daredevil, learned how to use his Spider Sense as a DD inspired Radar Sense (though Stan Lee has confirmed that the Radar Sense still has better range and strength than the Spider Sense when used in this context)

[Phoenix-pbsm]

I really like how in the MCU Peter's spider sense is sort of similar to Daredevil's senses.

It can even overwhelm his senses which is why he has to wear the lenses.

[divyagupta]

You can see the vibrations in the web reference in The Amazing Spiderman, where when Peter goes into the Sewer to find Lizard, he creates a webbing for all the ways in Sewer, with him at the intersection point, alerting him of any movements happening in any of the directions. That was pretty "amazing".

[Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

"Okay! I think I know how Peter's Spider Sense works, now!"
Peter has also attuned his Spider Trackers to the frequency of his Spider Sense!
"...Nevermind."

[gschannel]

Already liked Silk, but this little extra piece of info about her spider sense has solidified a newfound respect for her.
And this is only a fan theory of mine, but I used to imagine in the Sam Raimi Spiderman film that when Osborn inherits the green goblin serum and kills his coworker it cuts to the scene of Peter practically jolted awake and I personally felt that was the first boost of his spider sense on grand level and then reduced to be fully concentrated to handle immediate threats, like Flash's punch after the cafeteria.

[cameronsteidel]

I love how Tom's Spider sense looks and sounds, like that scene in the apartment in NWH. Also at the end of Infinity War how he's the only on that reacts and takes the longest to get dusted, because his spider sense is going crazy telling him he's in immenent danger and is about to die pretty much. That must've added to the dread of being snapped judging by how it looks and feels when it goes off during nwh.

[DJ_JCRUSH]

Do an episode when spiderman was able to control spiders telepathically

[DeepFreeze]

As far as I know, the Spider Sense is actually based on the micro-hairs that spiders have that can let them detect even the smallest of vibrations in the air.

[JoshuaIfidi]

It works because he's BATMAN...


Wait

[kayaay]

Wouldn't the first instance of the spider-sense be issue #1 when it makes him jump out of the way of a moving car right after he was bit?

[SpammytheHedgehog]

For Danny Phantom, a cold breeze always come from his mouth.

[asataylor-gell]

Don’t forget that May Parker from MC2 has a more developed spider-sense as well

[SpiderTyler]

Actually his spider sense was in Amazing Fantasy #15, but it was only seen once when he dodged the car after he got bit. It was first named in the first issue of his solo series, but it did appear in his first appearance for one panel

[mav]

Wait, My Variant Senses are tingling, I think they released a video!!

[chickentonight]

Me: okay time to do some studying

Variant comics: how spider man's spider sense works

Me: okay never mind

[sesereddead]

I’m surprised you didn’t mentioned how venom is immune to the spidersense because peter had already used the symbiote, so it knows how it worked and how to get around it.

Or, how Peter’s spider sense is less effective on people he doesn’t recognise as threats, like aunt may

[lordsubziro]

Kudos to you for a video well done!!! When I was reading the Spider-Man comics many years ago, I figured that since Spider-Man has the powers of a spider, his spider sense is based on the fact that spiders have eight eyes around its head and that it could see in all directions to detect prey or threats in conjunction to sensing the vibrations in its webs in the same way. His spider strength could be based on the eight legs of a spider concentrated within the four limbs of a human, making him far more stronger than the average person and capable of lifting 10 tons of weight. Stan "the Man" Lee was a genius for creating one of the great super-heroes of all time!!!