Talk:N.O.V.A. 3 -Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance-/@comment-86.86.166.107-20130401171810/@comment-5097180-20130402094730

Spiders are the main life forms filling the arachnid family. They characteristically have eight legs and two sections of the abdomen. As for N.O.V.A. you've answered your own question. It's a rank. However, it is unknown where/why the name 'spider' ties in with the nova military. There is no amount of lore or in-game story that answers that question at the moment. You'll just have to wonder. :)