Funnel-Web Spider, Giant

This gigantic spider is glossy bluish-black and hairless. It rears on its back legs and reveals long fangs dripping with venom.

Funnel-Web Spider, Giant (CR 6)

Large Vermin
Alignment: Neutral
Initiative: +3
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet, Tremorsense 60 feet; Perception +4

Speed: 30 feet, Burrow 10 feet, Climb 30 feet
Space: 10 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 16, touch 12, flat-footed 13 (+3 Dex, +4 natural, -1 size)
Hit Points: 68 (8d8+32)
Saving Throws: Fort +10, Ref +5, Will +2
Immunity: mind-affecting effects

Offense

Melee: bite +12 (2d6+14 plus Grab and poison)
Reach: 10 feet

Special Attacks: Web (+8 ranged, DC 22, 8 hp)

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
25 (+7)	17 (+3)	18 (+4)	-	10 (+0)	2 (-4)

Base Attack Bonus: +6
CMB +14 (+18 Grapple)
CMD 27 (39 vs. Trip)

Feats: Lunge

Skills: Climb +23, Perception +4, Stealth +3 (+7 in webs)

• Racial Modifiers: +8 Climb, +4 Perception, +4 Stealth (+8 in webs)

Languages:

Special Qualities: Hold Breath

Special Abilities

Ambush Strike (Ex)

A giant funnel-web spider is particularly adept at moving quickly when its foes are surprised. During a surprise round, a giant funnel-web spider gains a +4 racial bonus on its attack roll.

Hold Breath (Ex)

By trapping air bubbles on tiny hairs around its abdomen, a funnel-web spider can hold its breath for a number of hours equal to its Constitution score before it risks drowning.

Poison (Ex)

Bite-injury; save DC 22 Fort; frequency 1/round for 8 rounds; effect 1d4 Constitution and sickened; cure 3 saves. The save DC is Constitution-based and includes a +4 racial bonus.

Powerful Bite (Ex)

A giant funnel-web spider applies twice its Strength modifier to bite damage.

Strong Webs (Ex)

A giant funnel-web spider's webs gain a +4 bonus to the DC to break or escape.

Ecology

Environment: Any Temperate or Warm
Organization: solitary or burrow (2-5)
Treasure: incidental


Giant funnel-web spiders are deadly, nocturnal predators that dine on living creatures. Most of their time is spent inside their tube-like lair where they simply wait for prey to pass by. Once prey is detected, they rush to the attack, quickly poisoning their target, and dragging it back into their lair.

Giant funnel-web lairs are large spiraling tubes with open funnel-like mouths, typically built under large rocks, fallen trees, or straight into the ground. The entirely of the tube is covered with thick spider webs. Trip lines radiate outward from the mouth of the lair, up to 100 feet away. These trip lines signal to the spider that prey is near.

Female funnel-web spiders are generally larger than males, with shorter legs and thicker abdomens. Females lay several egg sacs a few times each year which quickly hatch. The young rapidly develop and reach maturity within 2 years generally, and leave the lair to go out on their own. Giant funnel-web spiders can live up to 20 years.

A giant funnel-web spider is highly aggressive. If threatened or provoked, unlike other spiders, it rears on its back legs and displays its fangs. This warning position signifies the spider is about to strike. When a funnel-web attacks, its grabs its prey and repeatedly injects it with its deadly poison.