How long do spider dens retain damage?

[miketh2005]

I am killing spiders, getting monster meat, cooking, and researching in order to research stuff, so I don't want to destroy the only spider den near my base (I destroyed the other 6 or 7 or so in days 1 - 5). I want to kill the spiders though, so can I hit the nest once, get them to come out, kill them, strike it again for another 1 or 2 and then come back the next day and do it all over again or will eventually the spider den get destroyed?

In other words does spider den health regen or reset after 24 hours or so or when?

Thank you.

[Palpetinus]

I don't think they can get destroyed when you only poke them. I think the health resets along with the spiders in it.

Source: Farmed a nest a really long time (until i died)

[BarovSoap]

If you hit a tier 1 nest will let out 2 spiders, the second hit will let out 1 more and after that it is usually empty. Tier 2+ hold more spiders and warrior spiders so be careful when dealing with them.

[Palpetinus]

Yeah, but the spiders do respawn, don't they? They did for me once.

[The Pig Whisperer]

My impression was that nests either don't regain hitpoints or regain them rather slowly. I'd previously observed that it takes about 1-3 game hours (30-90 RL seconds) to regenerate one spider in a nest (might be tier-based. Most of my careful observations are on tier one nests for reasons I feel should be apparent) but it's 5 spear-hits (Definitely specific to tier 1 nests) even over a time approaching 1 full day-night cycle (7-8 minutes... Starting at night and continuing into the following day.)

I had decided that until I had more opportunity to collect detailed data, I would assume that spider-nests and trees only regenerate when they make a life cycle transition (i.e. raise a tier.)

[Palpetinus]

Hmm.. to be save, just unequip the weapon and punch it. I haven't tested it, but i'm sure you need more than 20 hits to kill it with your fists.

[The Pig Whisperer]

I think a punch is about 1/8th the damage of a spear hit? That's not much more than a guess. Maybe 40 punches to take out a tier 1?

I once was knocking down a Tier 3, and my spear wore out. Rather than go build a new one, I just punched it... A zillion or so times... Until it broke. Why waste flint?

[Palpetinus]

Yeah, it's really weak.. so, just punch it, i don't think you will ever destroy it if you punch it twice a day.