diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/hostile/giant_spider/giant_spider.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/hostile/giant_spider/giant_spider.dm
index cfc3421aed7..1c3fe2a07c8 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/hostile/giant_spider/giant_spider.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/hostile/giant_spider/giant_spider.dm
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@
 				continue
 			if(L.stat != DEAD)
 				continue
+			if(isLivingSSD(L))
+				continue
 			if(istype(L, /mob/living/basic/giant_spider))
 				continue
 			if(Adjacent(L))
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@
 		if(length(choices))
 			cocoon_target = tgui_input_list(src, "What do you wish to cocoon?", "Cocoon Wrapping", choices)
 		else
-			to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>No suitable dead prey or wrappable objects found nearby.")
+			to_chat(src, SPAN_WARNING("No suitable dead prey or wrappable objects found nearby."))
 			return
 
 	if(cocoon_target)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/hostile/giant_spider/giant_spider_ai.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/hostile/giant_spider/giant_spider_ai.dm
index 77eb0c27dbe..a6ac107df69 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/hostile/giant_spider/giant_spider_ai.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/hostile/giant_spider/giant_spider_ai.dm
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 	var/list/food = list()
 	var/list/can_see = view(scan_range, spider)
 	for(var/mob/living/C in can_see)
-		if(C.stat && !istype(C, /mob/living/basic/giant_spider) && !C.anchored)
+		if(C.stat && !istype(C, /mob/living/basic/giant_spider) && !C.anchored && !isLivingSSD(C))
 			food += C
 	if(length(food))
 		controller.set_blackboard_key(target_key, pick(food))