Glow Squid

The glow squid is an aquatic passive mob found in dark underwater areas, typically in ocean depths, ravines and underground lakes; glow squid are varieties of squid, with an aqua luminescent texture. They were ported to vanilla Minecraft from Minecraft Earth.

Spawning
$$, schools of 2 to 4 glow squid spawn underwater below sea level, at y=63 (y=30), in total darkness and where there is a block with  tag (i.e. stone, deepslate, andesite, diorite, granite, or tuff) less than five blocks below the spawning space.

$$, glow squid spawn anywhere in water underground in schools of 2 to 4 (below a solid roof categorized as cave spawn, while squids are surface spawns) anywhere layers zero to 63 on the y-axis (below Y=30. Glow squid have a 5% chance of spawning as babies.

The spawning conditions for glow squid are the same as for axolotl, although more glow squid (2–4) than axolotls (1) are created in a given spawn event. When both happen to spawn in a confined space, the glow squid are unlikely to survive because axolotls attack them.

Drops

 * 1 to 3 s. The maximum amount is increased by one per level of Looting, for a maximum of 1 to 6 with Looting III.
 * experience points when killed by a player or tamed wolf.
 * As with all other baby animals, killing a baby glow squid from Bedrock Edition yields no items or experience.

Behavior
Glow squid wander around aimlessly in three dimensions as long as they are in the water, opening and closing their tentacles, which gives them the appearance of pushing themselves leisurely forward.

Glow squid suffocate when out of water, dying after 15 second. While on land, they remain stationary until they suffocate. They can take fall damage and burn like any other land mob, but they cannot drown. When out of the water, glow squid are resistant to knockback.

Glow squid are passive toward the player. They are not attracted to light and do not deliberately interact with the player. Glow squid sometimes beach themselves and suffocate on the banks of rivers and occasionally on ocean beaches. These behaviors are shared with traditional squid.

Glow squid appear to glow, but do not produce light. They stop glowing for 5 second when harmed.

Glow squid cannot swim in lava, even if inflicted with. They simply pass through the lava and behave as if on land.

Unlike land-based mobs, glow squid can swim against a current and not get pushed by it.‌

Guardians and elder guardians attack glow squid in the same manner as they attack a player or regular squid. Axolotls also attack glow squid.

Because glow squid are aquatic mobs they are affected by the Impaling enchantment.

Glow squid constantly produce crystalline particles around them. When attacked, they emit a cloud of turquoise ink particles and swim away. The particles and the ink remain remain visible when the glow squid has the status effect.

If the player is in spectator mode or is far away from glow squid (often when they are in unloaded chunks), they remain stationary. When attacked in this state, glow squid cannot flee.

Although glow squid have a baby variant in, there is currently no way to breed adult glow squid.

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Entity data
Glow squids have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.




 * See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.
 * See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Trivia

 * The glow squid won the Minecraft Live 2020 mob vote, beating the iceologer (from Minecraft Dungeons) and moobloom.
 * Neither Bedrock Edition nor Java Edition render glow squid with the pulsating and blinking animations they have in the prototype $$, frustrating it's voters.

Related articles

 * Squid
 * The glow squid from Minecraft Earth
 * The glow squid from Minecraft Dungeons
 * The glow squid armor from Minecraft Dungeons