Now you are ready to join the legs together. Take 4 legs and position them so the open end is nearest you. On each leg make 2 cuts (about 8cm long) parallel to the edge folds. Flip the spider leg over and make the same cuts on the opposite side. Pinch the two cut sides together and hot glue them at the tip holding them together until the glue sets.

Turn your 4 legs on their sides so that the end looks like an I-beam. Now take your knife and trim some of the excess cardboard away from the top and bottom so that the ends form a wedge shape. This will make your spider legs splay out at a nice angle. I trimmed most of the excess off the front and back legs, but left a little bit more on the two inside legs.

When the splay you want has been achieved, use the hot glue gun to glue the wedge shape ends of the 4 legs together. Hold the ends tightly together while the glue cools and sets (30 sec.-1 min.) Turn over and add more glue to any overlapping edges and reinforce at the top where the wedges meet with more glue. Don't move until the glue is completely set. Repeat this process for the second set of legs.