Red Spider
For Zelda II The Adventure of Link on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
Enemy
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| Kind | Enemy |
|---|---|
| Name | Named by 101Leafy; the game gives none |
Official art

From the official guides
Moves up and down by a string suspended from a tree. Blue Deelers drop down to the ground to attack Link.
It hangs from a thread from the treetops and moves up and down. Blue Deelers drop to the ground and go after Link.
Like a giant spider the Deeler drops on a thread from trees.
A large forest spider whose body grew round and huge from feeding on the blood and flesh of animals. It drops down on a thread from tree branches to catch prey. The blue one comes down to the ground to attack.
A large forest spider. It comes down on a thread from tree branches. It goes right back up, so timing your stab is hard. There are red and blue ones, and the blue one keeps attacking after it reaches the ground.
A giant man-eating spider that lurks in the forest. It slides down from above Link's head. The blue one comes all the way down to the ground and is a tough foe.
A meat-eating spider that lives all over Hyrule. Its sharp fangs crush human bones in one bite. The blue ones come down to the ground and leap at you.
In West Hyrule and Death Mountain
| Hit points | 3 |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2 |
| Damage class | Class 1 |
Damage to Link
Life Link loses from one touch or hit, at each life level.
| Life | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damage | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
What hurts it
- The sword, sword beams, and the Fire spell all hurt it.
- The Spell spell turns it into a Blue Chuchu.
Drops
Every 6th enemy of drop group 1 that Link defeats leaves an item instead of giving experience. All enemies in the group share the count.
Blue Jar7 in 8
Point Bag (50)1 in 8
In East Hyrule and Maze Island
| Hit points | 12 |
|---|---|
| Experience | 5 |
| Damage class | Class 3 |
Damage to Link
Life Link loses from one touch or hit, at each life level.
| Life | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damage | 48 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 |
What hurts it
- The sword, sword beams, and the Fire spell all hurt it.
- The Spell spell turns it into a Blue Chuchu.
Drops
Every 6th enemy of drop group 1 that Link defeats leaves an item instead of giving experience. All enemies in the group share the count.
Blue Jar7 in 8
Point Bag (50)1 in 8
Where it is found
- West Hyrule
- Death Mountain
- East Hyrule
- Maze Island