The Spiderpodium is pretty self-explanatory: It’s a gadget-stand/tripod (well, an octo-pod, technically) shaped like an arthropod. Lacking much to explain, I’m going to tell you the origins of my arachnophobia. Everyone take a seat. It’s about to get real.

First, to get the business part of this out of the way, the Spiderpodium is sort of a riff on the Gorillapod, only it has eight flexible legs shaped like the legs of its terrifying namesake. It’s a good idea, actually; since all eight legs are equally flexible, it can be attached to pretty much anything, and it can also securely hold pretty much any gadget, of any size. It’s like if Gumby was hugging your gadget, only he had eight legs and gave me nightmares. This is what it looks like in different configurations:

It’ll be available March 29th for about $23 USD, and you can pre-order it now from the manufacturer, if you want. [Breffo via Coolest Gadgets]

(Via Gizmodo.)