Whip Spider

Whip spiders (*Heterophrynus batesii*) are nocturnal enemies in leafcutter ant missions.

## **Abilities**

Small whip spiders don't use basic attack. Other whip spiders use basic attack by biting upclose enemies.

Whip spiders prioritize using their pedipalpi to lunge at faraway enemies. Large and huge whip spiders can move backward or sideways to effectively bring enemies into their range.

Huge whip spiders can make enemies bleed, damaging them over time, or knock enemies back, stunning them.

Uber whip spiders retain most abilities of huge whip spiders. They don't reposition themselves during battle.

## **Appearances**

Large whip spiders are playable units in:

* **Festive Spider**

Whip spiders are enemies in:

* **Front Line**

* **Possibly the Final Experiment**

* **Aggrandise**

* **Extremis**

* **The Other Foot**

* **Excavators**

* **Cramped**

* **Enemy of My Enemy**

* **Beetles Rise Up!**

* **Adventure**

* **Festive Spider**

* **New Year's Feast**

## **Notable stats**

 **Small whip spider**
* *Movement speed*: 250
* *Food amount*: 12 [1]
* *Score*: 55
 **Lunge** | * *Attack damage (physical)*: 8
* *Attack speed*: 1.5
* *Effect radius (splash)*: 30

 **Large whip spider**
* *Movement speed*: 300
* *Food amount*: 97 [3]
* *Mount capacity*: 24
* *Score*: 450
 **Damage modifications** | * *Venom resistance*: 30%
 **Immunities** | * *Slow resistance*: 20%
* Immune to stun/ confusion/ fleeing
 **Basic attack** | * *Attack damage (physical)*: 25
 **Lunge** | * *Attack damage (physical)*: 30
* *Attack speed*: 1.5
 **Flee** | * *Activation chance*: 20%
* *Cooldown*: 5
 **Strafe** | * *Activation chance*: 40%
* *Cooldown*: 5
* *Fleeing duration*: 0.7

 **Huge whip spider**
* *Movement speed*: 450
* *Food amount*: 812 [8]
* *Mount capacity*: 24
* *Score*: 1250
 **Immunities** | * *Slow resistance*: 60%
* Immune to stun/ confusion/ fleeing
 **Basic attack** | * *Attack damage (physical)*: 40
 **Lunge** | * *Attack damage (physical)*: 80
* *Attack speed*: 1
 **Puncture** | * *Activation chance*: 30%
* *Attack damage (physical)*: 1
* *Cooldown*: 30
* *Effect radius*: 300
* *Effect damage per tick (physical)*: 10
* *Interval time*: 1
 **Push** | * *Activation chance*: 60%
* *Attack damage (physical)*: 5
* *Cooldown*: 10
* *Effect radius*: 300
* *Stun duration*: 1.5
 **Flee** | * *Activation chance*: 20%
* *Cooldown*: 5
 **Strafe** | * *Activation chance*: 40%
* *Cooldown*: 5
* *Fleeing duration*: 0.7

 **Uber whip spider**
* *Movement speed*: 300
* *Food amount*: 3000 [8]
* *Mount capacity*: 24
* *Score*: 3000
 **Damage modifications** | * *Amor*: 0.6
* *Venom resistance*: 60%
 **Immunities** | * *Slow resistance*: 20%
* Immune to stun/ confusion/ fleeing
 **Basic attack** | * *Attack damage (physical)*: 210
 **Lunge** | * *Attack damage (physical)*: 35
* *Attack speed*: 1.5
 **Puncture** | * *Activation chance*: 30%
* *Attack damage (physical)*: 1
* *Cooldown*: 30
* *Effect radius*: 350
* *Effect damage per tick (physical)*: 1.5
* *Interval time*: 1
 **Push** | * *Activation chance*: 60%
* *Attack damage (physical)*: 5
* *Cooldown*: 10
* *Effect radius*: 300
* *Stun duration*: 4
* *Knockback distance*: 300

## **Trivia**

* They 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.

## **Community screenshots**

Small whip spider (by Antbzk64)Large whip spiders and Uber whip spiders (by TheRealStormCZE)Huge whip spider (by AntKerdson)Fez (by Jubileemaryellen)

## **References**

1. ↑ forum.slugdisco.com/index.php?threads/faq-frequently-asked-questions-read-before-posting.3021/
2. ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/463530/discussions/0/1679190184066030481/#c1679190184066811131