Sun Spider

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Information
Common name Sun spider
Scientific name Zeria keyserlingi
Environment Savannah
Forms Large
Huge
Traits Execution
Stun
Confusion
Heal
Nocturnal


Sun spiders (Zeria keyserlingi) are nocturnal enemies in savannah documentary missions.


Abilities

Sun spiders attack mostly by biting. They can constantly execute small enemies one at a time. They can reposition themselves in combat at low health.

Huge sun spiders can dig out ant nests, enter them, and carve out dirt and tough rock that ants normally cannot dig through. They can also eat small enemies one at a time to heal, jab quickly to stun enemies, and bash on the ground to confuse enemies at low health. This ability hits 7 times.


Appearances

You can encounter sun spiders in:


Notable stats

Large sun spider
Common stats
  • Health: 1300
  • Movement speed: 600
  • Food amount: 100 [3]
  • Mount capacity: 15
  • Score: 450
  • Vision radius: 600
Damage modifications
  • Piercing: 20%
Immunities
  • Slow resistance: 40%
  • Immune to stun/ confusion/ fleeing
  • Immune to pickup (strong)/ knockback (strong)
  • Immune to execution
Execute
  • Damage (physical): 28
  • Attack speed: 1.4
Execution
Reposition
  • Trigger: User has below 50% HP.
  • Chance: 20%
  • Cooldown: 5
Fleeing (self)
  • Duration: 0.5


Huge sun spider
Stats are different between story mode and custom game mode.
Common stats
  • Health: 2400/ 3200/ 4000/ 4800
  • Movement speed: 1000
  • Food amount: 450 [30]
  • Mount capacity: 20
  • Score: 850
  • Vision radius: 800
Damage modifications
  • Piercing: 40%
Immunities
  • Slow resistance: 60%
  • Immune to stun/ confusion/ fleeing
  • Immune to pickup (strong)/ knockback (strong)
  • Immune to execution
Execute
  • Damage (physical): 58
  • Attack speed: 1.5
Execution
Stun
  • Trigger: User has below 90% HP.
  • Chance: 30%
  • Damage (physical): 5/ 8/ 8/ 8
  • Damage (physical): 8
  • Radius: 300
  • Cooldown: 22
Stun
  • Duration: 2.5/ 5/ 5/ 5
  • Duration: 5
Slam
  • Trigger: User has below 50% HP.
  • Damage (physical): 4/ 7/ 7/ 7
  • Damage (physical): 7
  • Multihit: 7
  • Radius: 600
  • Cooldown: 18
Confusion
  • Duration: 2/ 4/ 4/ 4
  • Duration: 4
Eat
  • Chance: 30%
  • Pickup (weak)
  • Cooldown: 6
Execution
Heal
  • Total health: 90
  • Duration: 6
Reposition
  • Trigger: User has below 50% HP.
  • Chance: 20%
  • Cooldown: 5
Fleeing (self)
  • Duration: 0.5


Trivia

  • Sun spiders wear fezzes in arachnophobia mode.
  • Sun spiders are known for irrational attacks against ant colonies. The reason behind this behavior is commonly assumed to be finding shelters even though there aren't any actual proofs.