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Bats are passive mobs that spawn naturally in caverns or other large enclosed spaces. They sleep during the day and become active at night. A bat will hang upside down when its idle, but once the player approaches, the bat will fly away. Bats tend to fly incoherently and sometimes run into lava.

History

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12w38aAdded bats.

Trivia

  • Bats can spawn in a house if there is a large enough area for the game to think of it as a cave.
  • Bats are the fifth mob able to fly, with the Ghast, the Ender Dragon, the Blaze and Wither also being able to fly. Currently, the only one that spawns in the overworld.
  • Bats are the only passive mob able to fly.

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