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 |
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| Bee | 
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Neutral | Bees are flying insects that live in bee nests and beehives. They inflict poison to the player. | 
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| Cave Spider | 
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Neutral | Cave spiders are a small venomous variant of the spider found in mineshafts. | 
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| Endermite | 
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Hostile | Endermites are small mobs that may spawn when a player throws an ender pearl. | 
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| Silverfish | 
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Hostile | Silverfish are insects found hiding in stone-like blocks. | 
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| Spider | 
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Neutral | Spiders are a common arachnid that have the unique ability to climb walls. | 
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| Redstone Bug | 
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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. | 
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History[]
| Java Edition Classic | |||||
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| 0.26 SURVIVAL TEST | Added spiders. | ||||
| Java Edition Beta | |||||
| 1.8 | Pre-release | Added silverfish and cave spiders. | |||
| Java Edition | |||||
| April 1, 2013 | Added redstone bugs to the april fools update, soon removed. | ||||
| 1.8 | 14w11a | Added endermites. | |||
| 1.15 | 19w34a | Added bees. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| v0.3.3 | Added spiders | ||||
| v0.9.0 | build 1 | Added silverfish | |||
| v0.11.0 | build 1 | Added cave spiders | |||
| Pocket Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Added endermites | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.14.0 | beta 1.14.0.1 | Added bees | |||
Gallery[]
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A cave spider next to a spider. -
A swarm of silverfish. -
A skeleton riding a spider. -
Redstone bugs glowing in the dark. -
Spider next to its spawner in a monster room.
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A bee next to a Beehive.
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A group of Endermites
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All Arthropods.
Trivia[]
- All arthropods will despawn in Peaceful difficulty (with the exception of bees).
References[]