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When Spider-Man was bitten by a radio-active spider, he found he had the proportional speed and agility of a spider as well as the ability to stick to walls. This inspired him to create his signature weapon and most usual tool of all, his webshooters. Fitting around each wrist, Spider-Man's webshooters are easily concealed under his costume like a magic trick.

The trigger lies flat in his palm and requires a quick double tap to activate. This keep him from accidentally discharges his web when making a fist or holding an object. Each shooter has an adjustable nozzle to allow for strong strands for web-slinging or wide dispersal for web nets, shields, cushions, and more. The shooter’s nozzle reacts to minute flicks of Spider-Man’s wrist to adjust the spray.

Each shooter has a compartment for a small cartridge of concentrated web fluid which he had developed at home using a chemical set he had. He keeps spare cartridges in a belt under his costume for easy access. The webbing produced by these cartridges is ultra-strong, but dissolves in about one hour’s time. This is why New York City isn’t covered in discarded webs. Spider-Man has improved his webbing formula over the years as he gained access to better labs and chemicals, and he has also developed variations on his web fluid formula for use against specific villains (example: when he fights Venom he has an extremely strong and sticky webbing).

Recently Peter has evolved biological web shooters located in his forearms. He can trigger them in a similar means to his original pair, but without the burden of the webshooter devices and costly web fluids. Ever since One More Day Peter has lost the ability of Organic webbing and is therefore using his web shooters again.