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VOOZH | about |
| Health points | 12HPπ β€οΈ Γ 6 |
|---|---|
| Behavior | Neutral |
| Mob type | π Image Monster π Image Arthropod |
| Attack strength |
Melee: Easy: 2HPπ β€οΈ π Image |
| Hitbox size | Height: 0.5 blocks Width: 0.7 blocks |
| Speed | 0.3 |
| Spawn |
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A cave spider is a smaller spider variant that spawns in sulfur caves. It behaves similarly to the normal spider, but has less health and inflicts Poison with its attacks.
Cave spiders replace all spider spawns in sulfur caves.
| Category: Monster | Java Edition | Bedrock Edition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spawn area | Spawn weight | Spawn chance | Group size | Spawn weight | Group size |
| π Image Sulfur Caves | 20β315 | 6.35% | 1 | 20 | 1 |
Cave spiders spawn from monster spawners in mineshafts at a light level of 0. These monster spawners are surrounded by cobwebs in corridors.
Cave spiders have a 25% chance to be selected as the "small melee" mob for trial spawners in trial chambers.
There is a 1% chance for a cave spider to spawn with a skeleton riding it, forming a cave spider jockey. The skeleton has an 80% chance to be replaced by a stray, bogged, parched, or wither skeleton in the biomes where they spawn. Similar to regular spiders, the skeleton controls how both mobs move. Cave spider jockeys can fit through smaller gaps than spider jockeys.
| Item | Quantity / Chance / Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||||||||||
| π Image | String | 0β2 | 66.67% | 1.00 | 0β3 | 83.33% | 1.50 | 0β4 | 91.67% | 2.00 | 0β5 | 94.44% | 2.50 |
| π Image | Spider Eye[A] | 0β1 | 33.33% | 0.33 | 0β2 | 66.67% | 0.83 | 0β3 | 83.33% | 1.33 | 0β4 | 88.89% | 1.83 |
| Item | Quantity / Chance / Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||||||||||
| π Image | String | 0β2 | 2β3 | 1 | 0β3 | 5β6 | 3β2 | 0β4 | 11β12 | 2 | 0β5 | 17β18 | 5β2 |
| π Image | Spider Eye[A] | 0β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 5β6 | 0β3 | 5β6 | 4β3 | 0β4 | 8β9 | 11β6 |
| Item | Amount | Probability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | |||
| π Image | String | 0 | 1β3 (33.33%) | 1β6 (16.67%) | 1β12 (8.33%) | 1β18 (5.56%) |
| 1 | 1β3 (33.33%) | 1β3 (33.33%) | 1β4 (25.00%) | 1β6 (16.67%) | ||
| 2 | 1β3 (33.33%) | 1β3 (33.33%) | 1β3 (33.33%) | 5β18 (27.78%) | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1β6 (16.67%) | 1β4 (25.00%) | 5β18 (27.78%) | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1β12 (8.33%) | 1β6 (16.67%) | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1β18 (5.56%) | ||
| Average | 1 (1.00) | 3β2 (1.50) | 2 (2.00) | 5β2 (2.50) | ||
| π Image | Spider Eye[A] | 0 | 2β3 (66.67%) | 1β3 (33.33%) | 1β6 (16.67%) | 1β9 (11.11%) |
| 1 | 1β3 (33.33%) | 1β2 (50.00%) | 5β12 (41.67%) | 5β18 (27.78%) | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1β6 (16.67%) | 1β3 (33.33%) | 1β3 (33.33%) | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1β12 (8.33%) | 2β9 (22.22%) | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1β18 (5.56%) | ||
| Average | 1β3 (0.33) | 5β6 (0.83) | 4β3 (1.33) | 11β6 (1.83) | ||
| Killed | 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Expected Drops | ||||
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||
| π Image | String | 1.00 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 2.50 |
| π Image | Spider Eye[A] | 0.33 | 0.83 | 1.33 | 1.83 |
| Item | Quantity / Chance / Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||||||||||
| π Image | String | 0β2 | 66.67% | 1.00 | 0β3 | 66.67% | 1.33 | 0β4 | 66.67% | 1.67 | 0β5 | 66.67% | 2.00 |
| π Image | Spider Eye[A] | 0β1 | 50.00% | 0.50 | 0β2 | 50.00% | 0.75 | 0β3 | 50.00% | 1.00 | 0β4 | 50.00% | 1.25 |
| Item | Quantity / Chance / Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||||||||||
| π Image | String | 0β2 | 2β3 | 1 | 0β3 | 2β3 | 4β3 | 0β4 | 2β3 | 5β3 | 0β5 | 2β3 | 2 |
| π Image | Spider Eye[A] | 0β1 | 1β2 | 1β2 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 3β4 | 0β3 | 1β2 | 1 | 0β4 | 1β2 | 5β4 |
| Item | Amount | Probability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | |||
| π Image | String | 0 | 1β3 (33.33%) | 1β3 (33.33%) | 1β3 (33.33%) | 1β3 (33.33%) |
| 1 | 1β3 (33.33%) | 1β6 (16.67%) | 1β12 (8.33%) | 1β18 (5.56%) | ||
| 2 | 1β3 (33.33%) | 1β3 (33.33%) | 1β4 (25.00%) | 1β6 (16.67%) | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1β6 (16.67%) | 1β4 (25.00%) | 2β9 (22.22%) | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1β12 (8.33%) | 1β6 (16.67%) | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1β18 (5.56%) | ||
| Average | 1 (1.00) | 4β3 (1.33) | 5β3 (1.67) | 2 (2.00) | ||
| π Image | Spider Eye[A] | 0 | 1β2 (50.00%) | 1β2 (50.00%) | 1β2 (50.00%) | 1β2 (50.00%) |
| 1 | 1β2 (50.00%) | 1β4 (25.00%) | 1β8 (12.50%) | 1β12 (8.33%) | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1β4 (25.00%) | 1β4 (25.00%) | 1β6 (16.67%) | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1β8 (12.50%) | 1β6 (16.67%) | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1β12 (8.33%) | ||
| Average | 1β2 (0.50) | 3β4 (0.75) | 1 (1.00) | 5β4 (1.25) | ||
| Killed | 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Expected Drops | ||||
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||
| π Image | String | 1.00 | 1.33 | 1.67 | 2.00 |
| π Image | Spider Eye[A] | 0.50 | 0.75 | 1.00 | 1.25 |
Cave spiders inherit their behavior from spiders:
They have some distinctions from regular spiders:
Being arthropods, they are weak against weapons with the Bane of Arthropods enchantment.
Unlike other neutral mobs, cave spiders don't count towards the AngryAt tag.[2][3][4]
The red eyes of cave spiders are emissive with Vibrant Visuals, making them easily distinguishable in the dark caves where they spawn.
On Normal or Hard difficulty, cave spiders inflict π Image
Poison upon attacking.[5] On Normal difficulty, the Poison lasts for 7 seconds and causes 6HPπ β€οΈ
π β€οΈ
π β€οΈ
damage. On Hard difficulty, it lasts for 15 seconds and causes 12HPπ β€οΈ
Γ 6. Poison damage is not taken when the player's health is at 1HPπ π
.
15% of nearby baby zombies, husks, or drowned may ride a cave spider that was not spawned as a spider jockey, to form a jockey.
| Sounds | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| βSpider hisses [sound 1] | Hostile Mobs | Randomly | entity.spider.ambientβ[sound 1]β | subtitles.entity.spider.ambientββ[sound 1]β | 1.0 | 0.8β1.2 | 16 | |
| βSpider dies [sound 1] | Hostile Mobs | When a cave spider dies | entity.spider.deathβ[sound 1]β | subtitles.entity.spider.deathββ[sound 1]β | 1.0 | 0.8β1.2 | 16 | |
| βSpider hurts [sound 1] | Hostile Mobs | When a cave spider is damaged | entity.spider.hurtβ[sound 1]β | subtitles.entity.spider.hurtββ[sound 1]β | 1.0 | 0.8β1.2 | 16 | |
| βFootsteps | Hostile Mobs | While a cave spider is walking | entity.spider.stepβ[sound 1]β | subtitles.generic.block.footstepsβ | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 | |
| Sounds | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch |
| β ? | Hostile Mobs | Randomly | mob.spider.say | β ? | 1.0 | 0.8β1.2 | |
| β ? | Hostile Mobs | When a cave spider dies | mob.spider.death | β ? | 1.0 | 0.8β1.2 | |
| β ? | Hostile Mobs | When a cave spider is damaged | mob.spider.say | β ? | 1.0 | 0.8β1.2 | |
| β ? | Hostile Mobs | While a cave spider is walking | mob.spider.step | β ? | 0.35 | 0.9β1.1 | |
| Name | Identifier | Entity tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| π EntitySprite cave-spider.png: Sprite image for cave-spider in Minecraft Cave Spider | cave_spider | arthropodno_anger_from_wind_chargesensitive_to_bane_of_arthropods |
entity.minecraft.cave_spider |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Family | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| π EntitySprite cave-spider.png: Sprite image for cave-spider in Minecraft Cave Spider | cave_spider | 40 |
arthropodcavespidermobmonster | entity.cave_spider.name |
Cave spiders have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.
Achievements that apply to all mobs:
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | ||||||
| π Image | π Image | Overkill | Deal nine hearts of damage in a single hit. | Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have nine hearts of health overall. | 30 | Bronze | |
| π Image | π Image | Over-Overkill | Deal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit using the Mace | Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have 50 hearts of health overall. | 20 | Silver | |
| π Image | π Image | Mob Kabob | Hit five mobs in the same Charge attack using the Spear. | Armor stands and players also count for this achievement as they are technically mobs. | 10 | Bronze | |
Advancements that apply to all mobs:
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) |
|---|---|---|---|
| π Image π Image | Adventure | Adventure, exploration and combat | Kill any mob, or be killed by any living entity. |
| π Image π Image | A Throwaway Joke | Throw a Trident at something. Note: Throwing away your only weapon is not a good idea. | Hit a mob with a thrown trident. |
| π Image π Image | Take Aim | Shoot something with an Arrow | Using a bow or a crossbow, shoot a mob with an arrow, tipped arrow, or spectral arrow. |
| π Image π Image | Mob Kabob | Hit five mobs in the same Charge attack using the Spear. | π Image Armor Stand and π Image Mannequin also count for this advancement. |
| π Image π Image | Arbalistic | Kill five unique mobs with one crossbow shot | π Image Armor Stand and π Image Mannequin also count for this advancement. This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed. |
| π Image π Image | Over-Overkill | Deal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit using the Mace | Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have 50 hearts of health overall. |
| Java Edition Beta | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | Pre-release | π Image Added cave spiders. | |||||
| Java Edition | |||||||
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2 | Cave spiders now drop 0-1 spider eye when killed by a player or tamed wolf. | |||||
| The cave spider's health points have been reduced from 20HPπ β€οΈ Γ 10 to 12HPπ β€οΈ Γ 6. | |||||||
| Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4 | Cave spiders are now immune to the Poison status effect. | ||||||
| Cave spiders are now considered arthropods. | |||||||
| 1.2.1 | 12w06a | Cave spiders now swim extremely fast with the water stream toward the player, but seem to be almost not moving against the water stream. | |||||
| Cave spiders can now climb ice blocks. | |||||||
| 1.7.2 | 1.7 | Cave spiders no longer attack after being provoked by players in Creative mode. | |||||
| 1.8 | 14w06a | Cave spiders no longer draw a line of sight through opaque blocks. | |||||
| Cave spiders have been given the new AI that regular spiders have received. | |||||||
| 14w11a | Cave spiders now run away from creepers that are about to explode. | ||||||
| ? | The cave spider's venom is no longer neutralized by splash potions of weakness, which may or may not be a bug. | ||||||
| 1.8.1 | pre1 | Cave spiders no longer run away from creepers that are about to explode. | |||||
| 1.11 | 16w32a | The cave spider's entity ID has been changed from CaveSpider to cave_spider. | |||||
| October 16, 2017 | π Image Jasper Boerstra tweets an image of an updated cave spider texture. | ||||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | π Image The texture of cave spiders has been changed. | |||||
| 1.16 | 20w10a | Firework damage now provokes cave spiders.[6] | |||||
| 1.19 | 22w11a | π Image Fixed texture mapping of cave spiders.[7] | |||||
| 1.20.3 Experiment | 23w45a | Cave spiders now spawn in trial chambers behind the "Update 1.21" experimental data pack. | |||||
| 1.20.5 | 24w03a | Cave spiders are now scared of armadillos when not in a rolled up state. | |||||
| 1.20.5 Experiment | 24w04a | Cave spiders no longer retaliate against attacks from the breeze. | |||||
| 26.2 | snap1 | Added the sulfur caves, which can naturally spawn cave spiders. | |||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.11.0 | build 1 | π Image Added cave spiders with their jockey variant. | |||||
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Cave spiders now have a walking sound. | |||||
| Cave spiders can now spawn with wither skeletons riding them when spawning as a spider jockey in the Nether. | |||||||
| Cave spiders now drop spider eyes. | |||||||
| v0.14.0 | build 1 | Cave spiders can now be ridden by baby zombies and baby zombie villagers. | |||||
| v0.15.0 | build 1 | Cave spiders can now spawn with strays riding them when spawning as a spider jockey in snowy biomes with a view of the sky. | |||||
| Cave spiders can now be ridden by baby husks. | |||||||
| Pocket Edition | |||||||
| 1.1.0 | alpha 1.1.0.0 | The cave spider's Poison time from attack has been changed to be based on difficulty. | |||||
The cave spider's entity ID has been changed from cavespider to cave_spider. | |||||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | π Image The texture of cave spiders has been changed. | |||||
| 1.19.0 | Preview 1.19.0.21 | π Image Fixed texture mapping of cave spiders.[8] | |||||
| 1.20.60 Experiment | Preview 1.20.60.20 | Cave spiders now spawn in trial chambers behind the "Update 1.21" experimental toggle. | |||||
| 1.20.70 Experiment | Preview 1.20.70.20 | Cave spiders now flee from armadillos that are not rolled up. | |||||
| 1.20.70 Experiment | Preview 1.20.70.21 | Cave spiders no longer retaliate against attacks from breezes. | |||||
| 1.21.130 | Preview 1.21.130.26 | Baby zombie villagers can no longer mount cave spiders. | |||||
| 26.0 | Preview 26.0.27 | Baby drowned can now search for cave spiders to mount. | |||||
| Due to a bug, baby husks can no longer mount cave spiders.[9] | |||||||
| 26.10 | Preview 26.10.24 | Baby husks can once again mount cave spiders. | |||||
| 26.30 | Preview 26.30.29 | Cave spiders can now spawn in sulfur caves. | |||||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU5 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | π Image Added cave spiders. They are as large as regular spiders. |
| TU9 | The size of cave spiders has been corrected. | ||||||
| TU12 | Cave spiders now swim extremely fast with the water stream toward the player, but seem to be almost motionless against the water stream. | ||||||
| Cave spiders can now climb ice blocks. | |||||||
| 1.90 | π Image The texture of cave spiders has been changed. | ||||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1.0 | π Image Added cave spiders. | ||||||
Issues relating to "Cave Spider" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.