Coalescipede

Spiders are found within the Shaded Citadel. In most cases, spiders are afraid of you and will run away from the slugcat. Within the Citadel, you can run into the nest of the spiders, meaning bad news. The spider behaviour changes when there are too many, causing them to bunch up and become hostile and attack the slugcat. Sometimes, you'll encounter these nasty little critters outside their nest in a centipede like formation. They will however only do this when they feel threatened, or if slugcat comes too close. Wich means that avoiding them can decrease the changes of a spiderpede. These critters can be fended off or even killed with a spear. Currently, the effectiveness of firecracker plants is unknown. They seem to fear lichtstones much more then anything else.(traded from merchant or stolen from unlucky scavenger.)

Trivia

 * The number of spiders needed to kill you depends on their size: 3 when large, 6 to 7 when medium.
 * Tiny spiders aren't harmfull.
 * Scavengers in the shaded citadel have lightstones with them. This can indicate that they know that the spiders fear the bright light.
 * A spiderpede formation will snatch lanternmice out of your tiny paws.