Arthropods

Every arthropod in Minecraft.

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

Classification

Arthropods that 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		Neutral	Bees are flying insects that live in bee nests and beehives. They inflict poison to the player.
Cave Spider		Neutral	Cave spiders are a small venomous variant of the spider found in mineshafts.
Endermite		Hostile	Endermites are small mobs that may spawn when a player throws an ender pearl.
Silverfish		Hostile	Silverfish are insects found hiding in stone-like blocks.
Spider		Neutral	Spiders are a common monster that have the unique ability to climb walls.

History

Java Edition Classic
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.

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  A swarm of silverfish.

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  A skeleton riding a spider.

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  Bees next to the player.

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  Redstone bugs glowing in the dark.

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  Spider next to its spawner in a dungeon.

Trivia

• All arthropods will despawn in peaceful difficulty (except for Bees).

References

Entities 

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