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| Poison spider | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Released | 17 March 2003 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Members | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Combat level | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | 1x1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Examine | A nasty, poisonous arachnid. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Combat info | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| XP bonus | +0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max hit | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aggressive | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poisonous | Yes (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attack style | Stab | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attack speed | 4 ticks (2.4 seconds) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Respawn time | ? (edit) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slayer level | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slayer XP | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Category | Spiders | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assigned by | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| +0 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| +20 | +17 | +10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| +14 | 40% weakness | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| +14 | +14 | +14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Immunities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poison | 0% resistance | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venom | 0% resistance | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cannons | Not immune | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thralls | Not immune | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Advanced data | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monster ID | 5373 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Link | MOID | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Poison spiders are monsters that can be found in many locations, including the Wilderness. They are aggressive and attack with Melee, being fairly accurate and able to inflict a poison that starts at a 6. Contrary to popular belief, Protect from Melee does not prevent them from causing poison.
The level 31 variant may be encountered during the Observatory Quest when searching chests for the goblin kitchen key. These spiders will immediately poison the player similar to cave slime, where simply being in combat with them will inflict poison.
These creatures pose a threat to players during the Family Crest quest during the battle with Chronozon.
Locations
| Location | Levels | Members | Spawns | Map |
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| South of the Demonic Ruins | 64 | 62 | Show map | |
| Edgeville Dungeon | 64 | 3 | Show map | |
| Taverley Dungeon | 64 | 8 | Show map | |
| Lava Maze Dungeon | 64 | 5 | Show map | |
| Yanille Agility dungeon | 64 | 18 | Show map | |
| The Hollows cave | 64 | 2 | Show map | |
| Outside the King Black Dragon Lair | 64 | 5 | Show map | |
| Observatory Dungeon (triggered from opening chests) | 31 | 11 | Show map |
Drops
Tertiary
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Looting bag(m) | 1 | 1/3[d 1] | Not sold | N/A | |
| Clue scroll (beginner) | 1 | Rare[d 2] | Not sold | 12 |
- ^ Looting bags are only dropped by those found in the Wilderness.
- ^ Clue scrolls will drop as scroll boxes after the completion of X Marks the Spot.
Wilderness Slayer tertiary
The following drops are only accessible while on a Slayer task given by Krystilia.
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
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| Larran's key | 1 | 1/176 | 124,872 | 54 | |
| Slayer's enchantment | 1 | 1/269 | 1,115 | 720 |
Changes
| Date | Changes |
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| 25 June 2025 (Update) |
Poison spiders now have a 40% elemental weakness to fire spells. |
| 5 December 2006 (Update) |
The NPCs were graphically updated. |
Gallery (historical)
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10 May 2004 – 5 December 2006 29 March 2004 – 5 December 2006 |
5 December 2006 – present |




