LEGO® 30238 Spiders

image of glowing spiders

Inspection of the undersides of various 30238 spiders shows at least three different versions.

First is the ©LEGO version.

trans blue spider underside
trans blue spider underside
trans neon green spider underside
light gray spider underside

Second is the split ©L GO version.

black spider underside
trans neon green spider underside

Third is the numbers-over-©LEGO version.

red spider underside
glow-in-the-dark-white spider underside

Top sides of ©LEGO and split ©L GO versions both have a dot-dot-slash-dot-dot design on the tail and a blunted mandible clip. There is a small circle in the middle of the mandible clip near the head. There are also circular pin ejector marks evident on the center two legs on either side of the body. Below are two ©LEGO version spiders (trans-dark-blue and light gray).

red spider underside
glow-in-the-dark-white spider underside

Below are two split ©L GO version spiders (trans-neon-green and black).

trans neon green spider
black spider

Top sides of numbers-over-©LEGO version have a celtic cross design on the tail and a sharp mandible clip. Round ejector pin marks are not evident on the legs and there is no circle on the mandible. Below are two numbers-over-©LEGO spiders (red and glow-in-the-dark white).

trans neon green spider
black spider

The overlay image below shows the difference in the two different mandible designs.

spiders overlaid image