Spiders Shoot Webs
by vomiter
Spiders Shoot Webs makes spiders fire web projectiles at players, which can trap a target and leave a cobweb block where the web lands.
What it does
Spiders in the world can now shoot webs at nearby players, and a hit can hold the target in place. A web that lands turns into a cobweb block at the point of impact. The mod covers normal spiders and cave spiders, and each of the two can be switched off separately in the configuration. Spiders can also shoot at fast-moving or sprinting targets, and the Spiders Ceiling option lets spiders attack from above.
The shooting behavior has several tunable parameters: reaction time, cooldown between shots, effective range and the movement threshold that triggers an attack. Several of these scale with world difficulty and local difficulty, so encounters grow harder as a world progresses. An optional slowness effect can be applied when a web projectile hits.
The mod is published for Forge and NeoForge across three release versions: 1.20.1, 1.21.1 and 26.1. Installation covers the server and each player's game. The code is under the MIT License, but the project is not open source.
Key features
Web trapping
A hit from a web projectile can hold the target in place, leaving a cobweb block at the impact point.
Ceiling attacks
The Spiders Ceiling option lets spiders shoot from above, so ambushes can start from overhead.
Difficulty scaling
Several parameters of web shooting scale with world difficulty and local difficulty.
Per-spider toggles
Web shooting for normal spiders and for cave spiders can each be enabled or disabled in the configuration.
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 spiders to fight with ranged web attacks, and server owners who want to tune how aggressive spiders are through the configuration.
How it compares
Spiders make webs is a Forge-only mod for 1.20.1, released under the MIT License and not open source, and it runs on client and server like this mod. Spider Webber targets Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 and is open source under the MIT License, with the same client and server environment.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiders Shoot Webs | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-09 |
| Spiders make webs | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-09-01 |
| Spider Webber | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-01-22 |
Questions
Does Spiders Shoot Webs need to be installed on both sides?
Which loader should be used for Spiders Shoot Webs?
Can web shooting be turned off for one kind of spider?
In the catalog
Spiders Shoot Webs is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 11,959 mods support Minecraft 26.1.
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What the author says
This mod makes spiders shoot a web projectile at fast-moving (sprinting) targets. A cobweb block will form at the hit point and trap the target. Several parameters of the web shooting behavior scale with world difficulty and local difficulty.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/spiders-shoot-webs
- Owner
- vomiter
- Published
- 2026-03-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15