Elemental Arachnids
by HiddenThorn
Elemental Arachnids adds nine spiders to Minecraft, each tied to a biome or element and each with its own drops and combat behavior.
What it does
Each of the nine spiders spawns in a specific biome and drops its own loot alongside the usual string and spider eyes. The Arctic Spider appears in cold biomes such as Ice Spikes and Snow Slopes, and it drops powdered snow and snowballs. The Combustion Spider causes a small explosion when it attacks and a larger one on defeat, and its loot includes TNT, sand and gunpowder. The Earth Spider lives in temperate climates and caves, hits harder and has a large health pool, dropping stone and golden items. The Ender Spider is summoned in its biome, calls five Endermites into the fight and drops ender pearls.
The Forest Spider regenerates health quickly and drops saplings, the Lightning Spider summons lightning onto the player from the peaks of Jagged Mountains, the Water Spider lives in rivers and on beaches and drops lily pads, and the Wind Spider moves very fast through windswept biomes and can launch the player back with wind charges. The mod runs on the client and on the server, so both need it, and it is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License without open source status. Files target NeoForge for 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.8 and 26.1.2, with 1.0.7 for 26.1.2 as the latest build.
Key features
Nine elemental spiders
Nine new spiders join the world, each with its own element, behavior and set of drops.
Biome-based spawns
Each spider spawns in a particular biome, such as the Nether, rivers, cold snowy areas or mountains.
Area and summon attacks
Some spiders explode on attack, summon Endermites or call lightning onto the player.
Element-specific loot
Every spider drops its own items, such as powdered snow, TNT, ender pearls or wind charges, in addition to standard spider drops.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want more variety in hostile spiders and server owners who want biome-specific spider encounters in a NeoForge world.
How it compares
Elemental Creepers Continued is an open source NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and it is also client and server. Spider Moon 2 covers Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1 with all rights reserved, and it is not open source. Spiders Produce Webs is server-side only, with a closed license and files for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.16.5 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elemental Arachnids | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-21 |
| Elemental Creepers Continued | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-06 |
| Spider Moon 2 | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-15 |
| Spiders Produce Webs | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-02 |
Questions
Does Elemental Arachnids need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Elemental Arachnids support?
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In the catalog
Elemental Arachnids is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,974 Mobs mods for NeoForge. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Welcome to the Elemental Arachnids, this mod adds in nine new spiders, each spider has it's own special challenge, spawns in certain biomes, and drops the normal spider drops of string and spider eyes, as well as something that matches up with their element. The Arctic Spider can be found in cold biomes like the Ice…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/elemental-arachnids
- Owner
- HiddenThorn
- Published
- 2024-10-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
