Poison spiders

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Level 31Level 64

Poison spider
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 info
Slayer level								None
Slayer XP								No
Category								Spiders
Assigned by
Combat stats
25				28				28				28				1				1
Aggressive stats
+0				+0				+0				+0				+0				+0
Melee defence
+20								+17								+10
Magic defence
+14												40% weakness
Ranged defence
+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.

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
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

	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

The following drops are only accessible while on a Slayer task given by Krystilia.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Larran's key	1	1/176	124,872	54
	Slayer's enchantment	1	1/269	1,115	720

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