diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm
index 29abbef2d76..f6f42554b08 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm
@@ -29,16 +29,33 @@
 		visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user] has [pick(W.attack_verb)] [src] with [W]!</span>")
 	else
 		visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user] has attacked [src] with [W]!</span>")
-
 	var/damage = W.force / 4
-
 	if(iswelder(W))
 		var/obj/item/weldingtool/WT = W
-
 		if(WT.remove_fuel(0, user))
 			damage = 15
 			playsound(loc, WT.usesound, 100, 1)
+	user.changeNext_move(CLICK_CD_MELEE)
+	user.do_attack_animation(src)
+	health -= damage
+	healthcheck()
 
+/obj/structure/spider/attack_animal(mob/living/simple_animal/M)
+	if(M.melee_damage_upper == 0)
+		return
+	var/damage = rand(M.melee_damage_lower, M.melee_damage_upper)
+	M.changeNext_move(CLICK_CD_MELEE)
+	M.do_attack_animation(src)
+	visible_message("<span class='danger'>\The [M] [M.attacktext] [src]!</span>")
+	health -= damage
+	healthcheck()
+
+/obj/structure/spider/attack_alien(mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/M)
+	playsound(loc, 'sound/weapons/slash.ogg', 25, 1, -1)
+	visible_message("<span class='danger'>[M] has slashed at [src]!</span>", "<span class='userdanger'>[M] has slashed at [src]!</span>")
+	M.changeNext_move(CLICK_CD_MELEE)
+	M.do_attack_animation(src)
+	var/damage = rand(10, 20)
 	health -= damage
 	healthcheck()
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/terror_spiders.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/terror_spiders.dm
index 693ca724ac6..b5d0a100ae3 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/terror_spiders.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/terror_spiders.dm
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ var/global/list/ts_spiderling_list = list()
 			visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] harmlessly nuzzles [target].</span>")
 		T.CheckFaction()
 		CheckFaction()
-	else if(istype(target, /obj/structure/spider/cocoon))
-		to_chat(src, "Destroying our own cocoons would not help us.")
+	else if(istype(target, /obj/structure/spider)) // Prevents destroying coccoons (exploit), eggs (horrible misclick), etc
+		to_chat(src, "Destroying things created by fellow spiders would not help us.")
 	else if(istype(target, /obj/machinery/door/firedoor))
 		var/obj/machinery/door/firedoor/F = target
 		if(F.density)