Deeler

Deelers are spider enemies that appear in the forest areas of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. They are featured in red and blue varieties.

Deelers dangle in the trees by thin silk strands. At first, Deelers are at the top of the screen, and if Link walks by a Deeler, it moves down and attempts to hit him. If a red Deeler hits Link or moves close to the ground, it retreats back up into the trees. Unlike their red counterpart, blue Deelers drop directly onto the ground. After landing, the blue Deeler starts to jump around, attempting to hit Link. The blue ones do not retreat back up the trees. Blue Deelers pause a few seconds between each jump. Link can defeat both Deeler types by either striking them with his Magical Sword or by firing a sword beam at them. Both Deeler variants drop either a blue Magic Jar or a Treasure Bag when defeated.

Zelda Universe

 * "Deelers are poisonous spiders who inhabited the wooded areas of Hyrule. They commonly drop down on victims from thin silk strands because they are too impatient to wait in their webs. Deelers do not posses any of the magical power found in Gold Skulltulas."