Dangling Depth Dweller

Don't Starve

DST

“Note to self: Don't look up.”

–Wilson

“They come from above.”

–Willow

“Scary spider from above.”

–Wolfgang

“The darkness has drained the color from their fur.”

–Wendy

“VERTICAL SPIDER SOURCE DETECTED”

–WX-78

“Ah, this species of arachnid has adapted to life on the cave ceiling.”

–Wickerbottom

“They're smart to live away from the corruption.”

–Woodie

“Creatures in this world evolve at a terrifying rate.”

–Maxwell

“Fascinating. They make gravity work for them.”

–Wagstaff

“Yöu are sö sneaky!”

–Wigfrid

“Our friends live up there.”

–Webber

“How rude of you to drop in!”

–Walani

“Ah, the old "drop from the ceiling and commit violent acts" act.”

–Warly

“Yellow sneaks!”

–Woodlegs

“IT FALLETH FROM UP YONDER”

–Wilba

“Aggh! Scary!”

–Wormwood

“It's rude to just drop in on someone like that.”

–Wheeler

“That's a nasty looking spider!”

–Winona

“You look like you want to play!”

–Wortox

“See you hiding up there, flort!”

–Wurt

“Woah! You startled me!”

–Walter

“You think you can get the drop on me?”

–Wanda

The Dangling Depth Dweller is a Spider variant found in the Ruins and from webbed mushtrees in blue mushtree forests. They drop from the ceiling when the player steps on their web or chops the webbed trees.

On the ground, they can leap at enemies in the same way as Spider Warriors. Their webs are commonly found in the Military and Labyrinth Biomes, along with Ornate Chests. Their nests are stuck on the ceiling and unreachable, although they can be destroyed by igniting anything flammable in the center of the web.

Dangling Depth Dwellers have the same drops as all other Spiders: Monster Meat, Spider Glands, or Silk.

Below is the number of hits it takes with each weapon to kill Dangling Depth Dwellers when playing with characters with a default damage modifier. The Weather Pain is not included due to the random nature of its projectile.

Weapon
No. of hits for	48	15	12	8	7	6	5	4-7	3 or 5	4	3	2	1

Downloadable Content

When playing as Webber in the Reign of Giants DLC, Dangling Depth Dwellers are neutral and can be befriended with Meats.

Tips

• A resource-friendly way to dispose of a nest involves lighting a single Log on fire directly underneath the nest. This can be done by dropping a Log at the center of the web. The center can be identified by the player character icon covering the body of the spider icon on the map. Destroying the spiders that drop down first will make this task easier, but if multiple nests are located close to each other, more than two spiders might drop at the same time. This tactic does not work in Don't Starve Together.
• Shadow Creatures that spawn from Nightmare Lights can activate the Dweller's web, which if left unchecked will spawn a large number of Spiders over time.

Gallery

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  Dangling Depth Dweller going down
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  Dangling Depth Dwellers on the ground.
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  A sleeping Depth Dweller.
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  A scared Depth Dweller dying.
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  A Depth Dweller eating Monster Meat.
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  A frozen Depth Dweller.
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  A Depth Dweller mid jump.
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  A Depth Dweller roaring when becoming aggressive.
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  A dead Depth Dweller.
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  Depth Dwellers dropping down after the player walked on their web.
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  A camp in a Set Piece made dangerous by Depth Dweller nests.
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  A Dangling Depth Dweller plush made by Klei Entertainment.
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  Tag art for the Dangling Depth Dweller plush.
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  A Webbed Blue Mushtree, which spawns Dangling Depth Dwellers when chopped down.
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  A smiling Dangling Depth Dweller in the caves (tamed or recruited by Webber).

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