Firefly

Firefly
Health	4 ()
Drops	Nothing
Experience	0
Entity ID	firefly
Firefly (item)
Type	Other
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	No
Compostable	No
Item ID	firefly

Fireflies are passive insect mobs that are primarily intended to add more life and atmosphere into The Betweenlands.

Spawning

Fireflies can spawn in all biomes on the surface of The Betweenlands, except for Swamplands Clearing biomes. However, they will only spawn when the sky light in the dimension is low enough - specifically, when the Rift event is not active, or only during the night when it is active.

Fireflies spawn more commonly during the Blood Sky event, and in this case can spawn regardless of the amount of sky light.

Behavior

Fireflies slowly fly around aimlessly. They can serve as light sources, since they give off orange-tinted dynamic lighting. They periodically turn this light off and on as they fly slowly around.

During the Heavy Rain event, Fireflies will seek shelter from the rain under blocks.

Fireflies can be killed in one hit using a rare loot weapon, the Critter Cruncher.

Catching

If they manage to be caught, Fireflies can be right-clicked with a Net to capture them as an inventory item. This item can then be right-clicked on the ground to release the Firefly as an entity there.

Usage

Feeding

Caught Firefly items have a chance to be desired by a hatched Chiromaw Hatchling juvenile, as part of the process of raising it. If desired, they can be right-clicked onto the juvenile to feed it.

Crafting Uses

Result	Ingredients	Recipe
Blank Amate Paper Lantern	Firefly (item) + Weedwood Plank Slab (3) + Any Amate Paper Pane (2) + Weedwood Planks (3)
Silt Glass Lantern	Firefly (item) + Weedwood Plank Slab (3) + Silt Glass Pane (2) + Weedwood Planks (3)
Weedwood Rowboat Lantern Upgrade	Firefly (item) + Weedwood Plank Slab (3) + Reed Rope (2) + Weedwood Planks (3)

Drops

The drops from Fireflies are derived from the firefly loot table. However, this contains no content by default.

Visit the Loot Tables page for more information on loot.

Advancements

Advancement	In-game Description	Parent	Actual Requirements	ID
Critical Hit	Slay a critter with a Critter Cruncher	Chopping Boy	Kill a Blood Snail, Dragonfly, Firefly, Leech, Mire Snail, Sporeling, or Termite with a Critter Cruncher	fighter /critical_hit

History

• Release 3.7.1: Updated Spawn Egg colors.
• Release 3.6.0:
  • Caught item can now be desired by hatched Chiromaw Hatchling juveniles.
  • Caught item can now be used to pull Draetons.
• Release 3.4.0: Renamed from Fire Fly to Firefly.
• Release 3.3.1: Now only spawns if the Rift is inactive, or during the night when it is active.
• Release 3.3.0:
  • Now seeks shelter during the Heavy Rain event.
  • Added Advancement.
• Beta 2.0.0:
  • Now has an actual model.
  • Now periodically flashes its light on and off.
• Beta 1.0.0: Introduced.