Spider - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: monster attribute article to be made later

2025-01-15T00:29:22Z

monster attribute article to be made later

2024-01-02T14:48:10Z

formatting + copyedit + update pass

2021-01-19T02:20:11Z

add encyclopedia entry, preparing for cave/giant spider to redirect here

2019-02-12T09:05:03Z

fix grammar

2015-12-21T16:40:48Z

2012-10-06T04:38:51Z

Line number was a bit off.

2012-10-06T04:35:51Z

Noted that all "s" get items to hide under.

2012-10-06T04:28:11Z

Added scorpions and Scorpius.

2008-03-02T10:58:46Z

monsym

2007-06-19T17:23:21Z

disambig

New page

A '''spider''' is represented by the symbol '''s''' and can be:

*[[Cave spider]]
*[[Giant spider]]

{{disambig}}

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 * The {{monsymlink|cave spider}}.
 * The {{monsymlink|giant spider}}
-* The [[arachnid or centipede]] monster class, which contains the above spiders along with other arthropods that are generally referred to as bugs but are ''not'' insects - the entire class is represented by {{white|s}}, and designated by the macro <code>S_SPIDER</code>.{{refsrc|include/monsym.h|33|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+* The [[arachnid or centipede]] monster class, which contains the above monsters along with spiders and other arthropods that are generally referred to as bugs, but are ''not'' [[insect]]s - the entire class is represented by {{white|s}}, and designated by the macro <code>S_SPIDER</code>.{{refsrc|include/monsym.h|33|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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-A '''spider''' is represented by the symbol {{white|s}} and can be:
+On [[NetHackWiki]], a '''spider''' may refer to any of the following:
-* {{monsymlink|cave spider}}
+* The {{monsymlink|cave spider}}.
-* {{monsymlink|giant spider}}
+* The {{monsymlink|giant spider}}
-** These monsters are not technically spiders, but share the "s" symbol.
+* The [[arachnid or centipede]] monster class, which contains the above spiders along with other arthropods that are generally referred to as bugs but are ''not'' insects - the entire class is represented by {{white|s}}, and designated by the macro <code>S_SPIDER</code>.{{refsrc|include/monsym.h|33|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
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 ==References==
-<references />
+<references/>
+{{nethack-367}}
 {{disambig}}
-{{nethack-343}}
+[[Category:Monsters]]

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	If a monster of this class is created during the initial level generation process, NetHack will generate a random item for it to hide under (though [[giant spider]]s are actually unable to hide).{{refsrc\|makemon.c\|959}}		If a monster of this class is created during the initial level generation process, NetHack will generate a random item for it to hide under (though [[giant spider]]s are actually unable to hide).{{refsrc\|makemon.c\|959}}
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		+	==Encyclopedia entry==
		+	{{encyclopedia\|
		+	Eight legged creature capable of spinning webs to trap prey.
		+	{{right-align\|[]}}
		+	"You mean you eat flies?" gasped Wilbur.
		+	"Certainly. Flies, bugs, grasshoppers, choice beetles,
		+	moths, butterflies, tasty cockroaches, gnats, midges, daddy
		+	longlegs, centipedes, mosquitoes, crickets - anything that is
		+	careless enough to get caught in my web. I have to live,
		+	don't I?"
		+	"Why, yes, of course," said Wilbur.
		+	{{right-align\|[ Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White ]}}
		+	}}

	==References==		==References==

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 *** {{monsymlink|Scorpius}} the [[Ranger]] [[quest nemesis]]
-If a monster of this class is created during the initial level generation process, NetHack will generate a random item for it to hide under (though [[giant spider]]s are actually unable unable to hide).{{refsrc|makemon.c|959}}
+If a monster of this class is created during the initial level generation process, NetHack will generate a random item for it to hide under (though [[giant spider]]s are actually unable to hide).{{refsrc|makemon.c|959}}
 ==References==