Whip Spider

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Information
Common name Whip spider
Scientific name Heterophrynus batesii
Environment Rainforest
Forms Baby
Juvenile
Adult
Uber
Traits Stun
Knockback
Damage-over-time
Nocturnal
Underground


Whip spiders (Heterophrynus batesii) are nocturnal enemies in rainforest documentary missions.


Abilities

Whip spiders use their pedipalpi to lunge at faraway enemies and swipe nearby enemies.

Baby whip spiders can only lunge at enemies.

Juvenile and adult whip spiders can reposition themselves in combat.

Adult whip spiders can thrash around and make enemies bleed. They can stun and knock enemies back.

Uber whip spiders keep most abilities of adult whip spiders. They don't reposition themselves during battle.


Appearances

You can play with juvenile whip spiders in:

You can also encounter whip spiders in:


Notable stats

Baby whip spider
Common stats
  • Health: 150 
  • Movement speed: 250
  • Food amount: 12 [1]
  • Score: 55
  • Vision radius: 600
Damage modifications
  • Piercing: 20%
Immunities
  • Slow resistance: 20%
Lunge
  • Damage (physical): 8
  • Radius (splash): 30
  • Attack speed: 1.4


Juvenile whip spider
Common stats
  • Health: 1800 
  • Movement speed: 300
  • Food amount: 97 [3]
  • Mount capacity: 24
  • Score: 450
  • Vision radius: 600
Damage modifications
  • Venom resistance: 30%
  • Piercing: 20%
Immunities
  • Slow resistance: 20%
  • Immune to stun/ confusion/ fleeing
  • Immune to pickup (weak)/ knockback (strong)
  • Immune to execution
Attack
  • Damage (physical): 25
  • Attack speed: 1
Lunge
  • Damage (physical): 30
  • Radius (splash): 30
  • Attack speed: 1.4
Reposition
(backward)
  • Chance: 20%
  • Cooldown: 5
Fleeing (self)
  • Duration: 0.5
Reposition
(sideways)
  • Chance: 40%
  • Cooldown: 5
Fleeing (self)
  • Duration: 0.7


Adult whip spider
Common stats
  • Health: 12000/ 16000/ 24000
  • Movement speed: 450
  • Food amount: 812 [8]
  • Mount capacity: 26
  • Score: 1250
  • 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
Attack
  • Damage (physical): 40
  • Attack speed: 1
Lunge
  • Damage (physical): 80
  • Radius (splash): 120
  • Attack speed: 0.9
Shake
  • Chance: 30%
  • Damage (physical): 1
  • Radius: 300
  • Cooldown: 30
Damage-over-time
  • Damage per interval (physical): 10
  • Interval: 1
  • Duration: 20
Push
  • Chance: 60%
  • Damage (physical): 5
  • Radius: 300
  • Cooldown: 10
Stun
  • Duration: 1.5
Knockback (weak)
  • Distance: 250
Reposition
(backward)
  • Chance: 20%
  • Cooldown: 5
Fleeing (self)
  • Duration: 0.5
Reposition
(sideways)
  • Chance: 40%
  • Cooldown: 5
Fleeing (self)
  • Duration: 0.7


Uber whip spider
Common stats
  • Health: 12500
  • Movement speed: 300
  • Food amount: 3000 [8]
  • Mount capacity: 24
  • Score: 3000
  • Vision radius: 600
Damage modifications
  • Armor: 0.6
  • Venom resistance: 60%
  • Piercing: 20%
Immunities
  • Slow resistance: 20%
  • Immune to stun/ confusion/ fleeing
  • Immune to pickup (strong)/ knockback (strong)
  • Immune to execution
Attack
  • Damage (physical): 210
  • Attack speed: 1.6
Lunge
  • Damage (physical): 35
  • Radius (splash): 125
  • Attack speed: 1.4
Shake
  • Chance: 30%
  • Damage (physical): 1
  • Radius: 350
  • Cooldown: 30
Damage-over-time
  • Damage per interval (physical): 1.5
  • Interval: 1
  • Duration: 20
Push
  • Chance: 60%
  • Damage (physical): 5
  • Radius: 300
  • Cooldown: 10
Stun
  • Duration: 4
Knockback (weak)
  • Distance: 300


Trivia

  • Whip spiders wear fezzes in arachnophobia mode.
  • In real life, whip spiders usually fight for mating right by circling and probing each other with their pedipalps. This unique animation can be seen only in Front Line when whip spiders confront each other on the surface.