Cave Spider Spawn Egg — Minecraft block

Cave Spider Spawn Egg

Spawn egg that instantly places a cave spider — a poisonous mob that fits through one-block gaps.

Block ID minecraft:cave_spider_spawn_egg
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
1.21

Description

The Cave Spider Spawn Egg spawns a cave spider on whatever block face you use it on. You can only obtain this egg from the Creative inventory or with the /give minecraft:cave_spider_spawn_egg command — it is not craftable and never appears in Survival mode. The egg is teal with dark red spots, matching the cave spider's own colors. Cave spiders are smaller than regular spiders, squeeze through one-block-tall gaps, and poison the player on Normal and Hard difficulty. In Survival, cave spiders spawn only from monster spawners inside abandoned mineshafts, so this spawn egg is the fastest way to add them to a map, build a mob farm, or test a redstone trap. Right-click a block face to place the mob instantly. It works in both Java and Bedrock Edition.

Java & Bedrock Guide

How to use a Cave Spider Spawn Egg in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Get the egg

    Find the Cave Spider Spawn Egg in the Spawn Eggs tab of the Creative inventory, or run /give @s minecraft:cave_spider_spawn_egg in any world with cheats enabled.

  2. 2

    Aim at a block

    Point your crosshair at the top or side of a solid block where you want the cave spider to appear.

  3. 3

    Use the egg

    Right-click (use item) to spawn one cave spider on that surface; each use spends one egg in Survival but is free in Creative.

  4. 4

    Set the difficulty

    Switch to Normal or Hard if you want the cave spider's bite to inflict Poison; on Easy it deals damage without poison.

Important

A spawn egg cannot create a monster spawner — it only places a live mob. In Survival, cave spiders occur naturally only in abandoned mineshaft spawners.

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Frequently asked questions

Can you craft a Cave Spider Spawn Egg?

No. The Cave Spider Spawn Egg has no crafting recipe; you get it only from the Creative inventory or the /give command.

What does the Cave Spider Spawn Egg do?

Using it on a block spawns one cave spider, a small venomous mob that poisons players on Normal and Hard difficulty.

Where do cave spiders spawn in Survival?

Cave spiders spawn only from monster spawners found in abandoned mineshafts; they appear nowhere else naturally.

Does the Cave Spider Spawn Egg work in Bedrock Edition?

Yes. The egg exists in both Java and Bedrock Edition and spawns the same poisonous cave spider in each.

Why is my cave spider not poisoning me?

Cave spiders inflict Poison only on Normal and Hard difficulty; on Easy their bite deals damage without poison.

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