Spiders Produce Webs Mod FAQ

Just stay within the configured distance of a spider and wait — it will periodically place a web on its own. The spider must be standing on an air block for a web to be produced, so spiders sitting on solid ground won't make any.

Check that you're close enough (within maxDistanceToSpiderBlocks) and that the spider is on an air block. Spiders standing on solid blocks, or players too far away, won't trigger web production.

Yes, both regular spiders and cave spiders produce webs when a player is nearby. Cave spiders are especially useful for farming since they spawn in large numbers in mineshafts.

That's controlled by the maxDistanceToSpiderBlocks config option, which defaults to 32 blocks. You can raise or lower it in the config file to change how far away a player can be and still trigger web production.

Yes, edit maxDistanceToSpiderBlocks in the config. Lower values make spiders only produce webs when you're very close, while higher values let them work from farther away.

Trap spiders in a contained area with air blocks beneath them and stay within range so they keep producing webs. Collect the webs periodically, or set up a collection system so you don't have to stand there the whole time.

No — the spider must be on an air block for web production to trigger. If a spider is standing on a solid block, it won't produce any webs until it moves onto air.

It targets vanilla spiders and cave spiders, so modded spider-like mobs generally won't produce webs unless they extend the vanilla spider class. Test with your specific modpack if you're unsure.

Web production is periodic and lightweight, so normal gameplay shouldn't be affected. However, large spider farms with many spiders producing webs at once can add up, so keep farms reasonably sized.

Yes — lure or trap spiders in an area you want covered and stay nearby so they fill it with webs. This is a popular way to give builds an abandoned or overgrown look.