Spider hut

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Spider hut
Released		4 January 2001 (Update)
Members		No
Location		Misthalin
Inhabitants		Giant Spider
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Type		building

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The Spider hut is a doorless building along the road midway between Draynor and Lumbridge, bordering the Lumbridge Forest. The building is completely empty except for a Giant Spider who spawns inside, then usually wanders out (as there's nothing to do inside).

The original owner and purpose of the Spider hut is not known, having been apparently abandoned. Moss covers its walls, similar to the more advanced ruins of the contemporaneous Ghost Town. The Spider hut now functions as a landmark near Lumbridge, letting new adventurers who explore west know that they haven't left all human civilization behind them as they wander into the woods.

New players might choose to exterminate the spider inside as a less competitive option for melee training compared to the Goblins, Chickens, and Cows of Lumbridge. However, because Giant Spiders drop no loot and there is only one Giant Spider available, very few people would choose this option once more servers opened up and free-to-play worlds were no longer at maximum capacity. Prior to December 2001, the Giant Spider at least dropped bones.

Gallery

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  The Spider hut, with titular Giant Spider peeking through the entrance.
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  The Spider hut, with roof removed to show how empty and featureless it is inside.

Trivia

• The Spider hut can be seen on the pre-release map from December 2000, predating Draynor Village.