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Arthropod Mobs

Every arthropod in Minecraft.

The term arthropod refers to an in-game classification regrouping all bug or bug-like mobs.

Classification[]

Arthropods take extra damage and receive Slowness IV when hit with a weapon enchanted with Bane of Arthropods enchantment.

All naturally hostile arthropods (that is, all except bees) have a unique death animation in that they flip 180 degrees instead of the usual 90 degrees. This can prove useful when trying to find what mobs the Bane of Arthropods enchantment affects.

List of mobs[]

Name Face Behavior Notes Image
Bee BeeFace Neutral Bees are flying insects that live in bee nests and beehives. They inflict poison to the player. Bee types
Cave Spider CaveSpiderFace Neutral Cave spiders are a small venomous variant of the spider found in mineshafts. Cave Spider JE2 BE2
Endermite EndermiteFace Hostile Endermites are small mobs that may spawn when a player throws an ender pearl. Endermite
Silverfish SilverfishFace Hostile Silverfish are insects found hiding in stone-like blocks. Silverfish JE1 BE1
Spider SpiderFace Neutral Spiders are a common arachnid that have the unique ability to climb walls. Spider JE4 BE3
Redstone Bug RedstoneBug Face Hostile Redstone Bugs are joke mobs added in the April Fools' 2.0 update. They are nearly identical to Silverfish in both behavior and design. Redstone Bug

History[]

Java Edition Classic
0.26 SURVIVAL TESTAdded spiders.
Java Edition Beta
1.8Pre-releaseAdded silverfish and cave spiders.
Java Edition
April 1, 2013Added redstone bugs to the april fools update, soon removed.
1.814w11aAdded endermites.
1.1519w34aAdded bees.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.3.3Added spiders
v0.9.0build 1Added silverfish
v0.11.0build 1Added cave spiders
Pocket Edition
1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.1Added endermites
Bedrock Edition
1.14.0beta 1.14.0.1Added bees

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • All arthropods will despawn in Peaceful difficulty (with the exception of bees).

References[]


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