Cave Spider

Cave Spider
Type	Neutral
Health
Damage Dealt	Easy: Medium: + Poison I Hard: + Poison I
Drops	0-2 String 0-1 Spider Eye
First Appearance	Update 0.11.0

Cave Spiders are Neutral Mobs that were added in Update 0.11.0.

Spawning

Cave Spiders spawn naturally in Abandoned Mineshafts via Monster Spawners or by using Spawn Eggs in Creative Mode.

Behavior

Cave Spiders inherit most of their behavior from Spiders, however when they attack Players they inflict the Poison I Status Effect. However, Cave Spiders will not poison the Player when the Difficulty is set to Easy or lower.

Combat

Cave Spiders can be defeated easily by using a high tier weapon such as a Diamond Sword or an Iron Sword. A Bucket of Milk should also be carried to cure the Poison effect.

Trivia

• Cave Spider Poison cannot kill the Player, but it can take its health down to 1/2 a Heart ().
• When killed, they will drop String and Spider Eyes like normal Spiders.
• Like Spiders, Cave Spiders do not slow down when in contact with Cobwebs.
• They are much smaller than normal Spiders, and can fit through Slabs (Half Blocks).
• Their color is slightly different from Spiders, the latter being grey, and the former being blue-blackish.
• Version Exclusive: Cave Spider Jockeys can spawn rarely.
• Cave Spider Monster Spawners spawn with cobweb around them, making them hard to break.
• Mobs which can apply status effects on the Player include (listed in order of addition to Minecraft): Cave Spiders, Wither Skeletons, Witchs, Strays, Husks, Withers, Elder Guardians, and Shulkers.