Minecraft:Spider

Template:For Template:Infobox entity A spider is a wall-climbing Minecraft:neutral Minecraft:arthropod that attacks Minecraft:players on sight in dark areas by jumping and biting them. They are a good source of both Minecraft:string and Minecraft:spider eyes.

Spawning

Spiders can spawn in the Minecraft:Overworld at a Minecraft:light level of 0 within a 3×1×3 space centered on an opaque block. Template:IN, the block above the spawning space cannot be a full solid block, including transparent ones such as leaves or Minecraft:glass, but non-full blocks, such as Minecraft:soul sand or Minecraft:slabs, are allowed.<ref>Template:Bug</ref> Spiders do not spawn in Minecraft:mushroom fields and Minecraft:deep dark biomes. Template:IN, spiders also do not spawn in Minecraft:rivers, Minecraft:frozen rivers, and Minecraft:snowy plains and do not spawn in groups.

Monster spawners

Spiders spawn from Minecraft:monster spawners found in monster rooms (25% chance) as well as in secret rooms surrounded by Minecraft:cobwebs in Minecraft:woodland mansions.

Trial spawners

Spiders have a Template:Frac chance to be selected as the "melee" mob for Minecraft:trial spawners in Minecraft:trial chambers.

Status effects

Template:Exclusive Spiders occasionally spawn with Minecraft:status effects in Minecraft:Hard difficulty. For each pack spawn, there is a (10×clamped regional difficulty)% chance of the game applying a status effect. This does not apply to Minecraft:cave spiders. These spiders can spawn with one of the following effects:

• Template:EffectLink (40% chance)
• Template:EffectLink (20% chance)
• Template:EffectLink (20% chance)
• Template:EffectLink (20% chance)

The effect is then applied to all entities within the pack, lasting forever. If the Minecraft:Invisibility status effect is applied to a spider, its eyes remain visible.

Spider jockeys

Template:Main There is a 1% chance for a spider to spawn with a Minecraft:skeleton riding it, forming a Minecraft:spider jockey. Template:IN, the skeleton has an 80% chance to be replaced by a Minecraft:stray, Minecraft:bogged, Minecraft:parched, or Minecraft:wither skeleton in the biomes where they spawn. A spider jockey can also be spawned by the following commands:

• Template:IN: Template:Cmd.
• Template:IN: Template:Cmd. This command only works if it's nighttime, or if the executer is underground.

The skeleton controls how both mobs move. The spider can still climb walls, but the skeleton suffocates if the spider runs into a ceiling. The skeleton and the spider cannot damage each other. If they come into contact with water, they are separated.

Drops

On death

Template:DropTable Template:Xp Minecraft:experience orbs are dropped by a spider when it is killed by a Minecraft:player or tamed Minecraft:wolf.

Behavior

A spider stays hostile toward the player or an Minecraft:iron golem as long as the Minecraft:light level immediately around the spider is 11 or less; otherwise, it does not attack unless attacked first. If a spider chases its target into an area where the light level immediately around the spider is above 11, it returns to a neutral state. However, spiders pursue targets regardless of the light level in retaliation to an attack. Spiders don't instantly become hostile to the player in low-light levels, if the player stays in their range for too long, they become hostile to the player.Template:Only

Despite being associated to Minecraft:iron golems, Minecraft:villagers and Minecraft:wandering traders are ignored by spiders, regardless of light level. However, a spider can retaliate if a Minecraft:firework rocket set by a villager hits it.

Hostile spiders see up to 16 blocks, and pounce at close range.

Spiders can climb up over solid blocks that are not Minecraft:magma blocksTemplate:Only, but do not climb on underside surfaces. A spider pursuing a player can detect a player through blocks. If a spider cannot find an ideal path to the player due to a wall barring the way, it approaches as close as possible to the player's position and proceeds to climb the wall vertically until it gets to the top, even if it loses its aggression toward the player. When a spider loses its aggression, it continues moving forward blindly for 2 seconds; this behavior causes the spider to climb up any walls in its path.

Spiders flee from Minecraft:armadillos that are not in a rolled-up state.

If a spider tries to go through the Minecraft:world border, it starts climbing the world border instead.Template:Only

Spider can also climb on full Minecraft:boats, full Minecraft:boats with chests and Minecraft:shulkers.

Even though normal spiders do not inflict the Poison Minecraft:status effect, they are immune to it. They are also immune to the slowing applied to most mobs when walking through Minecraft:cobwebs.

Spiders flip onto their backs when they die, unlike most other mobs, which fall to one side.

The Minecraft:Bane of Arthropods enchantment inflicts Minecraft:Slowness IV and deals more damage to spiders.

When pathfinding, spiders often get stuck in corners and cannot be provoked.

Unlike other neutral mobs, spiders don't count towards the Template:Cd tag.<ref>Template:Bug</ref><ref>Template:Bug</ref><ref>Template:Bug</ref>

The regular texture of spiders makes the red eyes appear bright in contrast to the dark body, but with Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals, the eyes are actually emissive, making them easily distinguishable in dark areas where they spawn.

Jockey

File:Baby Zombie Riding Spider.png

A spider ridden by a baby zombie

15% of nearby baby Minecraft:zombies, Minecraft:husks, or Minecraft:drowned may ride a spider that was not spawned as a spider jockey, to form a Minecraft:jockey.

Sounds

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Data values

ID

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Entity data

Spiders have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.

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<section begin="entity data"/>

• Template:Nbt Entity data
  • Template:Nbt inherit/entity
  • Template:Nbt inherit/mob

<section end="entity data"/>

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See Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements

Achievements that apply to all mobs: Template:Collapse

Advancements

Advancements that apply to all mobs: Template:Collapse

History

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

• The original spider in Minecraft:0.26 SURVIVAL TEST development; Minecraft:Markus Persson made it black with red eyes before releasing that version.
  The original spider in Minecraft:0.26 SURVIVAL TEST development; Minecraft:Markus Persson made it black with red eyes before releasing that version.
• A recreation of the original brown spider texture.
  A recreation of the original brown spider texture.
• A spider during late alpha.
  A spider during late alpha.
• Image of a giant spider shared by Minecraft:Jeb.
  Image of a giant spider shared by Minecraft:Jeb.

Trivia

• Spiders are able to climb walls because they are programmed by Minecraft:Jens Bergensten to treat the sides of blocks as Minecraft:ladders.<ref>Template:Ytl</ref>
• In normal conditions, spiders actually float above the ground, but this is often not noticeable due to the difference between the player's height and a spider's height.
• When a spider wanders inside an enclosed space, it often climbs up a wall until reaching the ceiling, after which it becomes stuck, unable to exit the climbing state even if it is attacked or becomes hostile to the player.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>
• Minecraft:Daniel Rosenfeld revealed that the spider sounds were created by distorting garden hose sounds.<ref>[sfx: Minecraft spider] Daniel: That’s a water hose. I took a water hose and I just put it in a synthesizer and pitched it around. [sfx: Minecraft spider]</ref> Similarly, Daniel's downloads from Freesound reveal a leaking hydrant sound file, which matches the spider sounds, undistorted.<ref>https://freesound.org/people/nicStage/sounds/2155/</ref><ref>https://freesound.org/people/C418/downloaded_sounds/</ref>
• Despite being animals in real life, spiders are considered monsters.

Gallery

Renders

• A spider with the Minecraft:Speed effect
  A spider with the Minecraft:Speed effect
• A spider with the Minecraft:Strength effect
  A spider with the Minecraft:Strength effect
• A spider with the Minecraft:Regeneration effect
  A spider with the Minecraft:Regeneration effect
• A spider with the Minecraft:Invisibility effect
  A spider with the Minecraft:Invisibility effect

Screenshots

• A spider
  A spider
• A spider spawning on a single block
  A spider spawning on a single block
• With the same amount of space given, these spiders can spawn under the bottom Minecraft:slabs, but not under the Minecraft:glass blocks, because glass is a full block, even though it is transparent, but slabs are not full blocks.
  With the same amount of space given, these spiders can spawn under the bottom Minecraft:slabs, but not under the Minecraft:glass blocks, because glass is a full block, even though it is transparent, but slabs are not full blocks.
• A spider Minecraft:jockey
  A spider Minecraft:jockey
• Spiders are one of the most visible mobs at night due to their glowing red eyes.
  Spiders are one of the most visible mobs at night due to their glowing red eyes.
• Spiders climbing.
  Spiders climbing.
• A view of a spider from below
  A view of a spider from below
• Spider shot by a skeleton
  Spider shot by a skeleton
• A spider and its monster spawner in a monster room
  A spider and its monster spawner in a monster room
• A spider in a 1.5×1.5 space
  A spider in a 1.5×1.5 space
• A spider's vision when spectating it
  A spider's vision when spectating it
• The bottom of a Minecraft:canyon through a spider's eyes
  The bottom of a Minecraft:canyon through a spider's eyes
• Spiders can even climb Minecraft:soul sand.
  Spiders can even climb Minecraft:soul sand.
• A spider climbing a wall
  A spider climbing a wall
• A spider jockey spawning with skeleton's head in the glass
  A spider jockey spawning with skeleton's head in the glass
• A spider with Minecraft:Invisibility during the night
  A spider with Minecraft:Invisibility during the night
• Another spider with Invisibility during the night
  Another spider with Invisibility during the night

Textures

• Spider texture file
  Spider texture file
• Spider eyes texture file
  Spider eyes texture file
• A spider texture template showing red for the head, cyan for the legs, and yellow for the body, split into middle section (top) and abdomen (bottom)
  A spider texture template showing red for the head, cyan for the legs, and yellow for the body, split into middle section (top) and abdomen (bottom)

In other media

• Artwork of a spider
  Artwork of a spider
• Spiders in promotional artwork for the second Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs update
  Spiders in promotional artwork for the second Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs update
• A spider artwork
  A spider artwork
• An artwork of a spider casting shadows
  An artwork of a spider casting shadows
• A render of a spider with six legs
  A render of a spider with six legs
• A render of spiders in a near-isometric perspective
  A render of spiders in a near-isometric perspective
• Minecraft:Kai fighting a spider, from the Minecraft:Tricky Trials Update Official Trailer
  Minecraft:Kai fighting a spider, from the Minecraft:Tricky Trials Update Official Trailer
• Minecraft:LEGO Minecraft spider
  Minecraft:LEGO Minecraft spider
• The spider plush made by JINX
  The spider plush made by JINX
• The potato spider from 24w14potato
  The potato spider from 24w14potato
• A spider, as it appears in Template:MCD
  A spider, as it appears in Template:MCD
• A spider, as it appears in Template:MCSM
  A spider, as it appears in Template:MCSM
• A spider on fire, from Minecraft:How We Make Minecraft
  A spider on fire, from Minecraft:How We Make Minecraft
• Spider concept art for Template:AMCM
  Spider concept art for Template:AMCM
• A spider as it appears in Template:Woodsword Chronicle
  A spider as it appears in Template:Woodsword Chronicle