Spiderhat

"Spiders have such malleable wills."

- Maxwell

Spiderhat is a hat item dropped by Spider Queen that allows the player to control Spiders and Spider Warriors. However, Spider Queens will see through this disguise and will attack the player regardless. This also works for all the spiders in Caves but they will not follow you in or out of them. The hat only lasts for 2 minutes (4 game hours), degrading when equipped.

Equipping the Spiderhat will make up to 10 nearby Spiders (except for those spawned by Queens) follow the player and fight for them, just like other followers (e.g. Pigs, Smallbirds, etc.). If the player attacks following Spiders, they won't become aggressive towards the player. If the player attacks a Spider Den with the hat equipped, the spiders that come out to defend the nest will instead start to follow the player. If the player takes it off, the following Spiders in range will become hostile. They will become friendly again if the hat is reequipped.

While wearing the Spiderhat, all Pigs will see the player as an enemy and attack. However, giving a hat to a Pig has no effect on it or surrounding Pigs.

The player cannot sleep (e.g. with a Straw Roll) when controlling Spiders, as the game will consider this "too dangerous".