Arthropod

Arthropod is an in-game classification covering all bug-like mobs.

Classification[edit | edit source]

Arthropods take extra damage and receive Slowness IV when hit with a weapon enchanted with Bane of Arthropods. All arthropods except bees have a unique death animation; they flip 180 degrees instead of the usual 90 degrees for other mobs. In Bedrock Edition, cave spiders flip 90 degrees.^[1]

All of these mobs are also part of the #arthropod entity tag.

List of mobs[edit | edit source]


Bee	Cave Spider	Endermite	Silverfish	Spider

History[edit | edit source]

[hide]Java Edition Classic
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST							Added spiders.
[hide]Java Edition Beta
1.8			Pre-release				Added silverfish and cave spiders.
[hide]Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3				Added the Bane of Arthropods enchantment, which increases damage against arthropods and applies Slowness.
1.8			14w11a				Added endermites.
1.15			19w34a				Added bees.
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.3.3							Added spiders.
v0.9.0			build 1				Added silverfish.
v0.11.0			build 1				Added cave spiders.
v0.12.1			build 1				Added the Bane of Arthropods enchantment, which increases damage against arthropods and applies Slowness.
[hide]Pocket Edition
1.0.0			alpha 0.17.0.1				Added endermites.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.14.0			beta 1.14.0.1				Added bees.
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added spiders.
TU5							Added silverfish and cave spiders.
TU7							Added the Bane of Arthropods enchantment, which increases damage against arthropods and applies Slowness.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Added endermites.
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added spiders, silverfish and cave spiders.
1.7.10							Added endermites.