Cave Spider
Hostile · Overworld
Cave Spiders are smaller, venomous variants of the regular spider found only in mineshafts near their spawners. Their Poison attack makes them disproportionately dangerous for their health pool, especially in groups. The surrounding cobwebs in mineshafts further complicate encounters by slowing player movement.
Health
12 HP (6 hearts)
Spawns in
Exclusively from monster spawners found inside mineshaft corridors, surrounded by cobwebs; only spawns at light level 0
Behavior
Always hostile. Attacks by biting; on Normal difficulty inflicts Poison for 7 seconds (6 damage total), on Hard difficulty inflicts Poison for 15 seconds. Small enough (0.5×0.5×0.5 blocks) to fit through gaps that full-size spiders cannot. Can also climb walls.
Drops
0–2 String, 0–1 Spider Eye (when killed by player), 1–3 XP