diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm
index 0d9f6173bc2..0923f4341ee 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 	grow_as = list(/mob/living/simple_mob/animal/giant_spider/frost)
 
 /obj/effect/spider/spiderling/varied
-	grow_as = list(/mob/living/simple_mob/animal/giant_spider, /mob/living/simple_mob/animal/giant_spider/hunter,
+	grow_as = list(/mob/living/simple_mob/animal/giant_spider, /mob/living/simple_mob/animal/giant_spider/nurse, /mob/living/simple_mob/animal/giant_spider/hunter,
 			/mob/living/simple_mob/animal/giant_spider/frost, /mob/living/simple_mob/animal/giant_spider/electric, /mob/living/simple_mob/animal/giant_spider/lurker,
 			/mob/living/simple_mob/animal/giant_spider/pepper, /mob/living/simple_mob/animal/giant_spider/thermic, /mob/living/simple_mob/animal/giant_spider/tunneler,
 			/mob/living/simple_mob/animal/giant_spider/webslinger, /mob/living/simple_mob/animal/giant_spider/phorogenic, /mob/living/simple_mob/animal/giant_spider/carrier,