Giant Spider
Model fromDonkey Kong 64
Species	Small Spider
Appears in	Donkey Kong 64 (1999)

TheGiant Spider^[1] (alternatively known as theSpider)^[2][3] is the larger counterpart ofSmall Spiders and a mini-boss inDonkey Kong 64. The Giant Spider has been described as both a male^[4] and a female^[3][5] spider. As a female, it is suggested to be the mother of the Small Spiders.^[3][5] The Giant Spider is located in the mill ofFungi Forest, which can be accessed only byTiny Kong during the nighttime. The battle starts when Tiny walks on a large spiderweb below the Giant Spider, who then wakes up and drops from its resting spot on the ceiling, dangling from a thin spiderweb string. It summons three Small Spiders to attack Tiny before returning to sleep. As Tiny is being chased by Small Spiders, the Giant Spider spits out one of two types of obstacles, red webbing or green phlegm, both of which trap her in ice and reverse the directions, respectively. Since the Giant Spider is asleep, it cannot accurate spit at Tiny. The Giant Spider briefly wakes up after Tiny defeats the three Small Spiders, and it can be damaged from Tiny shooting at its eye from herFeather Bow. After a fifth hit, the Giant Spider spins around, falls off its string, crashes into the wall, and shrinks into a Small Spider, which can be defeated by Tiny easily. Following this, the Giant Spider falls on its back and disappears, then Tiny is awarded aGolden Banana.

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  The Giant Spider while being awake inDonkey Kong 64

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  Tiny Kong battling the Giant Spider inDonkey Kong 64

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Notes[edit]

• If the player uses hacks or glitches to fight the Giant Spider twice, its defeat animation will be replaced with a simple explosion. Despite appearing to be the result of a programming error, this difference is deliberate, with the game's code including comments reading "HasGB - Explode" and "Delete Spider Boss Instantly" under these circumstances.^[8][9]

References[edit]

• Arachnids
• Donkey Kong 64 bosses