Gohma
Gohma is a boss that has been seen in many Zelda titles starting from the very beginning. It usually appears as a spider-like creature.
Appearances
The Legend of Zelda
In The Legend of Zelda, Link fought two varieties such as blue and red. These appear in Level 6 and Level 8. They both required arrows to be defeated.
Link's Awakening
Link's Awakening's Gohma was a mini-boss found in the Dungeon, Catfish's Maw. Arrows and the Hookshot are effective, although arrows are most effective.
Ocarina of Time
In Ocarina of Time, Link faced a Gohma called Queen Gohma as the boss for the first Dungeon of the game, Inside the Great Deku Tree. This boss fight was the first in 3d and therefore added a lot of different battle strategies. One that was most often implemented was the use of Deku Nuts to stun it then Z-Target and jump slash to double your damage. This version also made Link to fight off Gohma larvae, which also appeared in Twilight Princess.
Oracle of Seasons
Oracle of Seasons had a Gohma named Ghoma (uncertain). It appeared in the Dancing Dragon dungeon. It appeared as a spider-like creature that could be defeated with the Slingshot.
The Wind Waker
Called the normal way, Gohma, The Wind Waker version is more scorpion-like than spider-like. It is the boss of Dragon Roost Cavern, and is defeated using the Grappling Hook.
Twilight Princess
Gohma is called Armogohma in Twilight Princess, is a very large spider that is the boss of the Temple of Time. It must be defeated using the Bow and the Dominion Rod. After the battle is almost completely through, the eye of the spider pops out and turns out to be the body of another spider. This spider (along with the larvae that surround it), is easily defeated using the Bow.
Trivia
The mini-boss, Wart, in Majora's Mask has a similar opening to Queen Gohma.
References
Various walkthroughs from and boss guides Zelda Dungeon