Spider Spawn Egg — Minecraft block

Spider Spawn Egg

Spider Spawn Egg instantly spawns a spider in Creative mode (it cannot be obtained in Survival) and can retune a monster spawner to produce spiders.

Block ID minecraft:spider_spawn_egg
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
1.21

Description

Spider Spawn Egg is a Creative-only item that spawns one spider when used on a block in Minecraft Java and Bedrock Edition. Spider Spawn Egg cannot be crafted or found in Survival mode and is available only from the Creative inventory or the give command. The egg has a dark charcoal base covered with red speckles, mirroring the spider's black body and glowing red eyes so it is easy to spot in the spawn-egg menu.

Right-clicking the top of a solid block with Spider Spawn Egg drops one spider on that surface, while right-clicking a monster spawner instead retunes that spawner to produce spiders. Spiders created this way have 16 health (8 hearts), climb vertical walls, and stay neutral at light level 12 or higher while turning hostile in darker areas. Builders use Spider Spawn Egg to stock mob farms, test cave defences, or populate spooky adventure maps, and the spawned spiders drop string and spider eyes when killed.

Java & Bedrock Guide

How to use a Spider Spawn Egg in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Get the spawn egg

    Open the Creative inventory and search for "spider", or run the give command to receive a Spider Spawn Egg in any mode.

  2. 2

    Aim at a surface

    Point the crosshair at the top face of a solid block where you want the spider to appear.

  3. 3

    Spawn the spider

    Right-click (use item) to spawn one spider on that block; each additional click spawns another spider.

  4. 4

    Retune a spawner (optional)

    Right-click a monster spawner with the Spider Spawn Egg to make that spawner produce spiders instead of its original mob.

Edition note

Spider Spawn Egg is unobtainable in Survival on both Java and Bedrock Edition; spiders spawned from the egg still need a 2-block-wide, 1-block-tall space to appear.

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Frequently asked questions

Can you craft a Spider Spawn Egg?

No. Spider Spawn Egg cannot be crafted; it is only available in Creative mode or through the give command.

What does a Spider Spawn Egg do to a spawner?

Using a Spider Spawn Egg on a monster spawner changes it to spawn spiders instead of its original mob.

Are spiders from the egg hostile?

Spiders spawned by the egg are neutral at light level 12 or higher and become hostile in darker areas.

Does Spider Spawn Egg work in Bedrock Edition?

Yes. Spider Spawn Egg works in both Java and Bedrock Edition and spawns one spider per use.

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