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Better Arachnophobia Mod (1.20.1, 1.19.2) – A World Overrun by Spiders

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Better Arachnophobia Mod (1.20.1, 1.19.2) is a Minecraft mod that expands the world with many new spider and arachnid creatures. It adds new enemies, biomes, items, and mechanics focused on spider-themed gameplay. This version is simplified for new players.

Features:

Adds many new arachnids: spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks, and special insect hunters
Includes both harmless and dangerous species
Adds new items, foods, and tools (like slingshots and spider spray)
Introduces a special underground biome: Spider Cave
Some spiders can be tamed and used for movement

Where Creatures Spawn

Common biomes: plains, forests, savannas, jungles, deserts
Caves and underground areas
Some species only appear at night
Spider Cave biome has the highest spider variety

Spider Cave Biome

Dark cave biome filled with webs and eggs
Contains spider-themed mobs and loot
Generation size and frequency may vary
Find with: /locate biome

Important Gamerules

Disable random spider egg generation:
/gamerule spiderEggGeneration false
Disable mite infection system:
/gamerule disableMiteInfection true
Disable natural cobwebs under blocks/trees:
/gamerule disableNaturalSpiderCobwebs true

Status Effects & Systems

Mite Infection
- Can affect players without full armor
- Removed by fire
- If it expires naturally, mites may appear again
Many spiders use poison or slowing effects
Darker areas usually make more spiders aggressive

Taming & Special Creatures

Jumping Spider
- Normally peaceful unless attacked
- Feed Spider Eye Soup
- Then right-click with a saddle to ride
- Can perform large jumps and wall climbing
Tarantula Hawk
- Flying insect that hunts spiders
- Natural counter to large spider mobs

Creature Difficulty Guide

Low Threat
- Cellar Spider
- Jumping Spider
- Harvestman (neutral in light)
- Whip Spider (neutral in light)
- Stick Bug (rare, harmless)
Medium Threat
- Wolf Spider
- Huntsman Spider
- Dock Spider
- Scorpion
- Trapdoor Spider
- Tarantula
High Threat
- Funnel Web Spider
- Black Widow
- Brazilian Wandering Spider
- Six-Eyed Sand Spider
- Jungle Stalker
- Heteropoda Maxima

Creature List

Mite
- Spawns: plains, forests, jungles, savannas, caves
- Very small and fast
- Dangerous without full armor
- Causes infection (damage + hunger over time)
- Fire removes infection
Tick
- Spawns: forests, plains, savannas
- Slow but jumps on players
- Extra effects if armor < 9
- Immune to fall damage
Scorpion
- Spawns: deserts, savannas, badlands, jungles
- Biome color variants
- Hunts small arachnids
- Mild poison
- Immune to cactus damage
Harvestman
- Fast wall climber
- Neutral in light, hostile in dark
- Hunts small arachnids
Whip Spider
- Neutral unless provoked or in dark
- Long attack reach
- Wall climber
Camel Spider
- Very fast and strong
- High knockback
- Immune to cactus and scorpion venom
Giant Antarctic Sea Spider
- Spawns in frozen oceans
- Very high health
- Slow movement
Spiderling
- Tiny, weak
- Spawns from eggs or caves/night
- Wall climber
Flying Spiderling
- Floating groups
- Drops and becomes normal spiderling near players
Crab Spider
- Small but sturdy
- High knockback resistance
Cellar Spider
- Hangs from ceilings
- Neutral, avoids players if disturbed
- Very fast
Orb Weavers
- Long Horned Orb Weaver – drops from webs to attack
- Golden Orb Weaver – creates golden cobwebs, no poison
Assassin Spider
- Silent movement
- Ambush attacker
- Long attack reach
Spitting Spider
- Ranged cobweb attack
- Can trap players
Jumping Spider
- Usually peaceful
- Hunts other small arachnids
- Rideable after taming
- Tame with Spider Eye Soup then saddle
Diving Bell Spider
- Lives underwater
- Neutral until nest disturbed
- Does not drown
Ogre Faced Netcaster
- Ambush hunter
- Drops and places cobweb traps
Wolf Spider
- Neutral in light, hostile in dark
- Spawns spiderlings when hurt or killed
- No poison
Trapdoor Spider
- Hidden underground
- Sudden leap attack
- No poison
Huntsman Spider
- Large and very fast
- Neutral unless provoked/dark
- No poison
Dock Spider
- Water surface hunter
- Very fast swimmer
- Climbs walls
Brown Recluse
- Cave spider type
- Weak poison
- Retreats when hurt
Tarantula
- Large and tough
- Mild poison
- Lays eggs after kills
Six-Eyed Sand Spider
- Buried ambush predator
- Stronger poison
- Immune to cactus
Black Widow
- Web shooter
- Poison + short wither
- Ceiling ambusher
Funnel Web Spider
- Very dangerous venom
- Fast jumper
- Can cause blindness/paralysis at low health
Brazilian Wandering Spider
- Fast jungle hunter
- Strong poison
- Extra debuffs at low player health
Jungle Stalker
- Rare jungle night spawn
- Extremely strong poison
- High threat
Heteropoda Maxima
- Largest spider
- Very high durability
- Spawns many eggs
Stick Bug
- Rare leaf spawn
- Harmless
- Right-click with stick to keep
Tarantula Hawk
- Flying spider hunter
- Paralyzing attack
- Follows players holding spider legs
Tarantula Hawk Larva
- Spawns after hawk kills spider
- Grows into adult after ~30s