how would spidermans powers work

[Blackrravian]

In the movie they don't explain how the spider bite aeffect him and is this a real life possibility

[Zaleramancer]

Viral Gene Therapy?

Enhanced Reflexes?

Altered Musculature?

Some type of micro-grip?

[Zaleramancer]

Retrovirus.

Word I was looking for.

[Myself]

Preexisting trait, triggered by dose of ionizing radiation?

Radiation doesn't work like that, but it can cause occasional mutation and effect gene expression. I suspect the trait was already there and it was triggered by radiation deactivating genes suppressing it; the fact that there was a spider involved was purely incidental.

[WonderDrow]

I just assume that the spider bite altered Peter Parker's genes in such a way that it gave him some of the traits of a spider.

Wether that spider was changed in an experiment by radiation or genetic modification doesn't really matter.  

It isn't possible in real life to get this by a freak accident. At most you would get a painfull rash.
But maybe someday if the technology to engineer virusses improves. So that we can alter the genes of someone.

[Zaleramancer]

Which is why I would assume some sort of cocktail of retroviruses in the spider's venom would be more likely.

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

So, you think that the Spider bite triggered a dormant X gene?

[Celadon's Penultimate]

 Hehe, no, at most, you would get a swollen hand (if not a dangerous poison reaction). Trust me, I learned that the hard way on June 17th.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

I agree, it would have to be some sort of viral factor (which served as a vector for genetic alteration), or some sort of radioactivity, causing manifestation of arachnid capabilities and such (which may or may not have already existed, previous to the bite).

Otherwise, the spider's magical, and ol' Pete is just a werespider.

[Zaleramancer]

I love how simple magic makes things.

Anyway, what about the specifics of his powers?

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

Spiderman has extra ordinary strength, but his main advantage is his superhuman agility. He can cling to walls using fine hairs that run all along his body, and he has an early warning "Spider sense" that alerts him to danger.

Spidey is pretty street level.

[Zaleramancer]

I wonder how much frictional force would be required to allow him to cling to walls..

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

If it helps, I've seen Spidy stand on a wall as though it was a sidewalk, but he usually has at least three of his limbs attached to a surface at any one time, not counting his back.

[Myself]

That was my thinking too; gene deactivation (of the genes suppressing the gene in question's function) is something that may be a possible outcome of irradiation.

[Myself]

Who knows; Australian spiders are still up for consideration.

Some eat birds as part of their diet and others will eat them given the chance,

[Blackrravian]

Really

[Myself]

Bird Eating Spiders got their name from an obvious (if terrifying) source, while Orb Weaver Spiders (of the Australian variety) will eat birds whenever they get caught in their nets.

I may have been joking about Australian spiders being capable of granting superpowers, but I certainly do not kid about this. Surprisingly, despite Australia being filled with things that can kill you, I don't fear them, with a possible exception of certain aquatic life such as Cone Snails and Box Jellyfish (among other types of jellyfish).

[Zaleramancer]

Sharks, Jellyfish, Swimming Knives, they've got it all.

[Myself]

I might take a photo of on of the smaller and less-harmful creatures and put it on here. We don't get most of the nasty ones where I live, but we can still get snakes and certain types of spiders can leave permanent scars.

[Blackrravian]

Spiders sharks and bears o my