# Mirkwood spider

Mirkwood spiders are more powerful spiders that appear in dNetHack.  
In addition to the common variety, there are also more dangerous mirkwood elders.

Mirkwood spider

s mirkwood spider File:Mirkwood spider.png

Difficulty

12

Attacks

Bite 2d8 poison (strength), Kick 1d1 webbing

s mirkwood spider File:Mirkwood spider.png

Difficulty

12

Attacks

Bite 2d8 poison (strength), Kick 1d1 webbing

Base level

8

Base experience

131

Speed

15

Base AC

0

Base MR

0

Alignment

−5 (chaotic)

Frequency (by normal means)

1 (Very rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

1450

Nutritional value

400

Size

large

Resistances

poison

Resistances conveyed

poison

A mirkwood spider:

 has no hands.

 is an animal.

 can lay eggs.

 is poisonous to eat.
 is carnivorous.

 is normally generated hostile.

 is strong.

 appears only in Gehennom.

 normally appears in large groups.

 cannot be tamed.

The common mirkwood spiders are encountered on some quests; also, giant spiders will grow up into them.
Mirkwood spiders spread webbing with their attacks, potentially preventing you from retreating.

Mirkwood elder

s mirkwood elder File:Mirkwood elder.png

Difficulty

19

Attacks

Bite 4d8 vampiric, Kick 1d1 webbing

s mirkwood elder File:Mirkwood elder.png

Difficulty

19

Attacks

Bite 4d8 vampiric, Kick 1d1 webbing

Base level

16

Base experience

429

Speed

18

Base AC

0

Base MR

0

Alignment

−5 (chaotic)

Frequency (by normal means)

0 (Not randomly generated)

Genocidable

No

Weight

2900

Nutritional value

800

Size

huge

Resistances

poison

Resistances conveyed

poison

A mirkwood elder:

 has no hands.

 is an animal.

 can lay eggs.

 is poisonous to eat.
 is carnivorous.

 is normally generated hostile.

 is strong.

 cannot be tamed.

Mirkwood elders are ancient, blood-sucking spiders. Their vampiric bite attack drains a level on 1 out of every 3 successful attacks, regardless of magic cancellation.
Mirkwood elders also spread webbing with their attacks, potentially preventing you from retreating.

Encyclopedia entry
Mirkwood spiders and Mirkwood elders share the same entry:

Old fat spider spinning in a tree!
Old fat spider can’t see me!
&nbsp;Attercop! Attercop!
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Won't you stop,
Stop your spinning and look for me!

Old Tomnoddy, all big body,
Old Tomnoddy can’t spy me!
&nbsp;Attercop! Attercop!
&nbsp;&nbsp;Down you drop!
You'll never catch me up your tree!

Lazy Lob and crazy Cob
are weaving webs to wind me.
I am far more sweet than other meat,
but still they cannot find me!

Here am I, naughty little fly;
you are fat and lazy.
You cannot trap me, though you try,
in your cobwebs crazy.

[ The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien ] 