diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/arachnid.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/arachnid.dm
index 68d2cbbff6..a44177ced1 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/arachnid.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/arachnid.dm
@@ -139,12 +139,18 @@
 		if(E.web_ready == FALSE)
 			to_chat(H, "<span class='warning'>You need to wait awhile to regenerate web fluid.</span>")
 			return
+		if(!H.Adjacent(A))	//No.
+			return
 		if(!isliving(A) && A.anchored)
 			to_chat(H, "<span class='warning'>[A] is bolted to the floor!</span>")
 			return
 		if(istype(A, /obj/structure/arachnid))
 			to_chat(H, "<span class='warning'>No double wrapping.</span>")
 			return
+		if(istype(A, /obj/effect))
+			to_chat(H, "<span class='warning'>You cannot wrap this.</span>")
+			return
+		H.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[H] starts to wrap [A] into a cocoon!</span>","<span class='warning'>You start to wrap [A] into a cocoon.</span>")
 		if(!do_after(H, 10 SECONDS, 1, A))
 			to_chat(H, "<span class='warning'>Your web spinning was interrupted!</span>")
 			return