diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/empress.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/empress.dm
index f011becf6b8..ecfa1332630 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/empress.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/empress.dm
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 	for(var/thing in GLOB.ts_spiderlist)
 		var/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/T = thing
 		if(T.spider_tier < spider_tier)
-			T.degenerate = 1
+			T.degenerate = TRUE
 			to_chat(T, "<span class='userdanger'>Through the hivemind, the raw power of [src] floods into your body, burning it from the inside out!</span>")
 	for(var/obj/structure/spider/eggcluster/terror_eggcluster/T in GLOB.ts_egg_list)
 		qdel(T)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/mother.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/mother.dm
index 65a3ff3db47..7135d6e95ab 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/mother.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/mother.dm
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 				S.grow_as = pick(/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/red, /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/gray, /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/green)
 				S.amount_grown = 50 // double speed growth
 			visible_message("<span class='userdanger'>[src] breaks apart, the many spiders on its back scurrying everywhere!</span>")
-			degenerate = 1
+			degenerate = TRUE
 	return ..()
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/mother/Destroy()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/purple.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/purple.dm
index 907e46b523e..eb55ff2a9b3 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/purple.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/purple.dm
@@ -30,30 +30,26 @@
 	idle_ventcrawl_chance = 0 // stick to the queen!
 	web_type = /obj/structure/spider/terrorweb/purple
 	ai_spins_webs = FALSE
-	var/dcheck_counter = 0
-	var/queen_visible = 1
+	var/queen_visible = TRUE
 	var/cycles_noqueen = 0
+	var/max_queen_range = 20
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/purple/death(gibbed)
 	if(can_die() && spider_myqueen)
-		var/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/queen/Q = spider_myqueen
-		if(Q.stat != DEAD && !Q.ckey)
-			if(get_dist(src,Q) > 20)
-				if(!degenerate && !Q.degenerate)
-					degenerate = 1
-					Q.DoLayTerrorEggs(/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/purple, 1)
-					visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] chitters in the direction of [Q]!</span>")
+		if(spider_myqueen.stat != DEAD && !spider_myqueen.ckey)
+			if(get_dist(src, spider_myqueen) > max_queen_range)
+				if(!degenerate && !spider_myqueen.degenerate)
+					degenerate = TRUE
+					spider_myqueen.DoLayTerrorEggs(/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/purple, 1)
+					visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] chitters in the direction of [spider_myqueen]!</span>")
 	return ..()
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/purple/Life(seconds, times_fired)
 	. = ..()
 	if(stat != DEAD) // Can't use if(.) for this due to the fact it can sometimes return FALSE even when mob is alive.
 		if(!degenerate && spider_myqueen)
-			if(dcheck_counter >= 10)
-				dcheck_counter = 0
+			if(times_fired % 5 == 0)
 				purple_distance_check()
-			else
-				dcheck_counter++
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/purple/proc/purple_distance_check()
 	if(spider_myqueen)
@@ -61,34 +57,56 @@
 		if(Q)
 			if(Q.stat == DEAD)
 				spider_myqueen = null
-				degenerate = 1
-				to_chat(src,"<span class='userdanger'>Your Queen has died! Her power no longer sustains you!</span>")
+				degenerate = TRUE
+				to_chat(src, "<span class='userdanger'>[Q] has died! Her power no longer sustains you!</span>")
 				return
-			queen_visible = 0
-			for(var/mob/living/M in view(src, vision_range))
-				if(M == Q)
-					queen_visible = 1
-					break
+
+			if(get_dist(src, Q) < vision_range)
+				queen_visible = TRUE
+			else
+				queen_visible = FALSE
+
 			if(queen_visible)
 				cycles_noqueen = 0
 				if(spider_debug)
-					to_chat(src,"<span class='notice'>Queen visible.</span>")
+					to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>[Q] visible.</span>")
 			else
 				cycles_noqueen++
 				if(spider_debug)
-					to_chat(src,"<span class='danger'>Queen NOT visible. Cycles: [cycles_noqueen].</span>")
-			if(cycles_noqueen == 3)
-				// one minute without queen sighted
-				to_chat(src,"<span class='notice'>You wonder where your Queen is.</span>")
-			else if(cycles_noqueen == 6)
-				// two minutes without queen sighted
-				to_chat(src,"<span class='danger'>Without your Queen in sight, you feel yourself getting weaker...</span>")
-			else if(cycles_noqueen >= 9)
-				// three minutes without queen sighted, kill them.
-				degenerate = 1
-				to_chat(src,"<span class='userdanger'>Your link to your Queen has been broken! Your life force starts to drain away!</span>")
-				melee_damage_lower = 5
-				melee_damage_upper = 10
+					to_chat(src, "<span class='danger'>[Q] NOT visible. Cycles: [cycles_noqueen].</span>")
+			var/area/A = get_area(spider_myqueen)
+			switch(cycles_noqueen)
+				if(6)
+					// one minute without queen sighted
+					to_chat(src, "<span class='danger'>You have become separated from [Q]. Return to her in [A].</span>")
+				if(12)
+					// two minutes without queen sighted
+					to_chat(src, "<span class='danger'>Your long separation from [Q] weakens you. Return to her in [A].</span>")
+				if(18)
+					// three minutes without queen sighted, kill them.
+					degenerate = TRUE
+					to_chat(src, "<span class='userdanger'>Your link to [Q] has been broken! Your life force starts to drain away!</span>")
+					melee_damage_lower = 5
+					melee_damage_upper = 10
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/purple/Stat()
+	..()
+	// Provides a status panel indicator, showing purples how long they can be away from their queen before their hivemind link breaks, and they die.
+	// Uses <font color='#X'> because the status panel does NOT accept <span class='X'>.
+	if(statpanel("Status") && ckey && stat == CONSCIOUS)
+		if(spider_myqueen)
+			var/area/A = get_area(spider_myqueen)
+			if(degenerate)
+				stat(null, "Link: <font color='#eb4034'>BROKEN</font>") // color=red
+			else if(queen_visible)
+				stat(null, "Link: <font color='#32a852'>[spider_myqueen] is near</font>") // color=green
+			else if(cycles_noqueen >= 12)
+				stat(null, "Link: <font color='#eb4034'>Critical - return to [spider_myqueen] in [A]</font>") // color=red
+			else
+				stat(null, "Link: <font color='#fcba03'>Warning - return to [spider_myqueen] in [A]</font>") // color=orange
+
+
+
 
 /obj/structure/spider/terrorweb/purple
 	name = "thick web"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/reproduction.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/reproduction.dm
index 8961fcdddb5..6f7da65a1eb 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/reproduction.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/terror_spiders/reproduction.dm
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	layer = 2.75
 	max_integrity = 3
 	var/stillborn = FALSE
-	var/spider_myqueen = null
-	var/spider_mymother = null
+	var/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/queen/spider_myqueen = null
+	var/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/spider_mymother = null
 	var/goto_mother = FALSE
 	var/ventcrawl_chance = 30 // 30% every process(), assuming 33% wander does not trigger
 	var/immediate_ventcrawl = TRUE
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@
 	desc = "A cluster of tiny spider eggs. They pulse with a strong inner life, and appear to have sharp thorns on the sides."
 	icon_state = "eggs"
 	var/spider_growinstantly = FALSE
-	var/spider_myqueen = null
-	var/spider_mymother = null
+	var/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/queen/spider_myqueen = null
+	var/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/spider_mymother = null
 	var/spiderling_type = null
 	var/spiderling_number = 1
 	var/list/enemies = list()
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 66f6141c797..010acbc96f2 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
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(ts_spiderling_list)
 	// desired: 20hp/minute unmolested, 40hp/min on food boost, assuming one tick every 2 seconds
 	//          90/kill means bonus 30hp/kill regenerated over the next 1-2 minutes
 
-	var/degenerate = 0 // if 1, they slowly degen until they all die off. Used by high-level abilities only.
+	var/degenerate = FALSE // if TRUE, they slowly degen until they all die off.
 
 	// Vision
 	vision_range = 10
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(ts_spiderling_list)
 	var/list/spider_special_drops = list()
 	var/attackstep = 0
 	var/attackcycles = 0
-	var/spider_myqueen = null
-	var/spider_mymother = null
+	var/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/queen/spider_myqueen = null
+	var/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/terror_spider/spider_mymother = null
 	var/mylocation = null
 	var/chasecycles = 0
 	var/web_infects = 0
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(ts_spiderling_list)
 			visible_message("<span class='notice'>\The dead body of the [src] decomposes!</span>")
 			gib()
 	else
-		if(degenerate > 0)
+		if(degenerate)
 			adjustToxLoss(rand(1,10))
 		if(regen_points < regen_points_max)
 			regen_points += regen_points_per_tick