In real life, silverfish eat a wide range of foods which prefer sugars, starches and protein-rich foods. Now, how about silverfish in Minecraft? Do they also eat things like this? Let’s find out about it here and other things that you need to know about Silverfish.
In Minecraft, silverfish are small mobs. They are bug-like hostile mobs which are able to be found in strongholds, igloo basements, and mountains. They have silver skin, black eyes, and also hide in monster eggs.They are the fifth smallest mobs in Minecraft, after the baby turtle, the baby bee, normal pufferfish and the endermite. They have height which is less than that of a slab.
Do you know where they spawn? Silverfish spawn from silverfish blocks and monster spawners. Albeit rarely, they are also able to spawn, underground in extreme hills biomes, inside of certain blocks. In the former case, they are only able to spawn in light level 11 or lower, except on top of stone blocks, where they are able to spawn at any light level. In addition, they are not able to spawn within a five-block distance of any player.
How about their behavior? They are able to call other silverfish in the area upon being hit. These silverfish are able to see through walls and pathfind until they reach the player. If they are attacked, they may awaken nearby silverfish within a 21x11x21 block area. This may lead to a terrifying swarm if there are enough in the vicinity where they reflect the same behavior of zombie pigmen and hostile wolves. If there are uncontrolled swarms, they are able to quickly destroy dozens of stone bricks within a Stronghold. After a player moves a short distance, they scurry away.
These mobs are able to cause damage to a player. It will happen when a silverfish is touching a player and a change of the Y-coordinate (elevation) of either a player or silverfish occurs. It can easily kill a player. When a player is coming back down from the initial “damage hop”, the silverfish are able to damage a player again.
So, it is better for you to avoid conflicts with these mobs. It is because they will generate a massive swarm and it will be able to overwhelm a player who is inexperienced, unequipped and unprepared. Do you want to challenge them? If you want to challenge silverfish, you need to wear armor. Also, Melee weapons are also advised for you to have because silverfish are the smallest mob which naturally spawn.
What about their food? Do they eat sugar, starches and protein-rich foods like in real life? According to Minecraft Forum, Silverfish must be fed Pumpkin, Wheat or Melon seeds. So, if you tame them or if you have them in a bottle, you have to feed them with these things. If not, they will starve.
Well, that’s the information that we can give to you about silverfish. You are able to visit a forum to discuss with other Minecraft players to know more about.
