Endermite

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For the mob in Minecraft Dungeons, see MCD:Endermite.

Endermite

👁 Endermite.gif: Infobox image for Minecraft entity 'Endermite'

👁 Invicon Endermite Spawn Egg.png: Inventory sprite for Endermite Spawn Egg in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Endermite Spawn Egg

Health points	8HP👁 ❤️ 👁 ❤️ 👁 ❤️ 👁 ❤️
Behavior	Hostile
Mob type	👁 Image Monster 👁 Image Arthropod
Attack strength	Easy and Normal: 2HP👁 ❤️ Hard: 3HP👁 ❤️ 👁 💔
Hitbox size	Height: 0.3 blocks Width: 0.4 blocks
Spawn	5% chance when an ender pearl lands

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Endermites are small arthropod hostile mobs that attack by biting. They have a 5% chance to spawn when a player throws an ender pearl. Endermen are hostile toward endermites.

Spawning

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Endermites have a 5% chance to spawn when a player-thrown ender pearl lands. They spawn at the player's original position when the pearl lands‌^{[Java Edition only]}, or at the pearl's landing site‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}.

An endermite despawns within 2 minutes, regardless of the player's distance, unless it has been named with a name tag. This applies even when it is in a minecart, boat, or boat with chest.

Drops

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On death

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Endermites drop 3XP experience orbs when killed by a player or tamed wolf.

Behavior

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Sounds

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Java Edition:

Sounds
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Endermite scuttles	Hostile Mobs	Randomly	`entity.endermite.ambient`	`subtitles.entity.endermite.ambient`	1.0	0.8–1.2	16
Endermite dies	Hostile Mobs	When an endermite dies	`entity.endermite.death`	`subtitles.entity.endermite.death`	1.0	0.8–1.2	16
Endermite hurts	Hostile Mobs	When an endermite is damaged	`entity.endermite.hurt`	`subtitles.entity.endermite.hurt`	1.0	0.8–1.2	16
Footsteps	Hostile Mobs	Unused sound event^{[sound 1]}	`entity.endermite.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ MC-117609 – Silverfish and Endermites don't make footstep sounds or subtitles

Bedrock Edition:

Sounds
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
?	Hostile Mobs	Randomly	`mob.endermite.say`	?	1.0	0.8–1.2
?	Hostile Mobs	When an endermite dies	`mob.endermite.kill`	?	1.0	0.8–1.2
?	Hostile Mobs	When an endermite is damaged	`mob.endermite.hit`	?	1.0	0.8–1.2
?	Hostile Mobs	While an endermite is walking	`mob.endermite.step`	?	0.15	1.0

Data values

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ID

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Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Entity tags	Translation key
👁 EntitySprite endermite.png: Sprite image for endermite in Minecraft Endermite	`endermite`	`arthropod` `powder_snow_walkable_mobs` `sensitive_to_bane_of_arthropods`	`entity.minecraft.endermite`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Family	Translation key
👁 EntitySprite endermite.png: Sprite image for endermite in Minecraft Endermite	`endermite`	`55`	`arthropod` `endermite` `lightweight` `mob` `monster`	`entity.endermite.name`

Entity data

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Endermites have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.

Java Edition:

Main article: Entity format

[NBT Compound / JSON Object] Entity data
- Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/entity/template
- Tags common to all mobs see Template:Nbt inherit/mob/template
- [Int] Lifetime: How long the endermite has existed in ticks. Disappears when this reaches around 2400.

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements

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Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
👁 Image	👁 Image	Monster Hunter	Attack and destroy a monster.	Kill one of these 41 monsters: 👁 Image Blaze 👁 Image Bogged 👁 Image Breeze 👁 Image Camel Husk 👁 Image Cave Spider 👁 Image Creaking (by destroying its creaking heart) 👁 Image Creeper 👁 Image Drowned 👁 Image Elder Guardian 👁 Image Ender Dragon 👁 Image Enderman 👁 Image 👁 Image Evoker 👁 Image Ghast 👁 Image Guardian 👁 Image Hoglin 👁 Image Husk 👁 Image Magma Cube 👁 Image Parched 👁 Image Phantom 👁 Image Piglin 👁 Image Piglin Brute 👁 Image Pillager 👁 Image Ravager 👁 Image Shulker 👁 Image Silverfish 👁 Image Skeleton 👁 Image Slime 👁 Image Spider 👁 Image Stray 👁 Image Vex 👁 Image Vindicator 👁 Image Witch 👁 Image Wither 👁 Image Wither Skeleton 👁 Image Zoglin 👁 Image Zombie 👁 Image Zombie Horse 👁 Image Zombie Nautilus 👁 Image Zombie Villager 👁 Image Zombified Piglin Other mobs may be killed, but are ignored for this achievement.	15	Bronze
👁 Image	👁 Image	It Spreads	Kill a mob next to a catalyst	Kill any mob that drops experience near a sculk catalyst, with the sole exception of the ender dragon. Mobs that drop no experience are ignored for this achievement.	10	Bronze

Achievements that apply to all mobs:


Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
👁 Image	👁 Image	Overkill	Deal nine hearts of damage in a single hit.	Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have nine hearts of health overall.	30	Bronze
👁 Image	👁 Image	Over-Overkill	Deal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit using the Mace	Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have 50 hearts of health overall.	20	Silver
👁 Image	👁 Image	Mob Kabob	Hit five mobs in the same Charge attack using the Spear.	Armor stands and players also count for this achievement as they are technically mobs.	10	Bronze

Advancements

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Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
👁 Image 👁 Image	Monster Hunter	Kill any hostile monster	Kill one of these 41 monsters: 👁 Image Blaze 👁 Image Bogged 👁 Image Breeze 👁 Image Camel Husk 👁 Image Cave Spider 👁 Image Creaking (by destroying its creaking heart) 👁 Image Creeper 👁 Image Drowned 👁 Image Elder Guardian 👁 Image Ender Dragon 👁 Image Enderman 👁 Image 👁 Image Evoker 👁 Image Ghast 👁 Image Guardian 👁 Image Hoglin 👁 Image Husk 👁 Image Magma Cube 👁 Image Parched 👁 Image Phantom 👁 Image Piglin 👁 Image Piglin Brute 👁 Image Pillager 👁 Image Ravager 👁 Image Shulker 👁 Image Silverfish 👁 Image Skeleton 👁 Image Slime 👁 Image Spider 👁 Image Stray 👁 Image Vex 👁 Image Vindicator 👁 Image Witch 👁 Image Wither 👁 Image Wither Skeleton 👁 Image Zoglin 👁 Image Zombie 👁 Image Zombie Horse 👁 Image Zombie Nautilus 👁 Image Zombie Villager 👁 Image Zombified Piglin Other mobs may be killed, but are ignored for this advancement.
👁 Image 👁 Image	It Spreads	Kill a mob near a Sculk Catalyst	Kill any mob that drops experience near a sculk catalyst, with the sole exception of the ender dragon. Mobs that drop no experience are ignored for this advancement.
👁 Image 👁 Image	Monsters Hunted	Kill one of every hostile monster	Kill each of these 41 monsters: 👁 Image Blaze 👁 Image Bogged 👁 Image Breeze 👁 Image Camel Husk 👁 Image Cave Spider 👁 Image Creaking (by destroying its creaking heart) 👁 Image Creeper 👁 Image Drowned 👁 Image Elder Guardian 👁 Image Ender Dragon 👁 Image Enderman 👁 Image 👁 Image Evoker 👁 Image Ghast 👁 Image Guardian 👁 Image Hoglin 👁 Image Husk 👁 Image Magma Cube 👁 Image Parched 👁 Image Phantom 👁 Image Piglin 👁 Image Piglin Brute 👁 Image Pillager 👁 Image Ravager 👁 Image Shulker 👁 Image Silverfish 👁 Image Skeleton 👁 Image Slime 👁 Image Spider 👁 Image Stray 👁 Image Vex 👁 Image Vindicator 👁 Image Witch 👁 Image Wither 👁 Image Wither Skeleton 👁 Image Zoglin 👁 Image Zombie 👁 Image Zombie Horse 👁 Image Zombie Nautilus 👁 Image Zombie Villager 👁 Image Zombified Piglin Other mobs may be killed, but are ignored for this advancement.

Advancements that apply to all mobs:

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
👁 Image 👁 Image	Adventure	Adventure, exploration and combat	Kill any mob, or be killed by any living entity.
👁 Image 👁 Image	A Throwaway Joke	Throw a Trident at something. Note: Throwing away your only weapon is not a good idea.	Hit a mob with a thrown trident.
👁 Image 👁 Image	Take Aim	Shoot something with an Arrow	Using a bow or a crossbow, shoot a mob with an arrow, tipped arrow, or spectral arrow.
👁 Image 👁 Image	Mob Kabob	Hit five mobs in the same Charge attack using the Spear.	👁 Image Armor Stand and 👁 Image Mannequin also count for this advancement.
👁 Image 👁 Image	Arbalistic	Kill five unique mobs with one crossbow shot	👁 Image Armor Stand and 👁 Image Mannequin also count for this advancement. This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed.
👁 Image 👁 Image	Over-Overkill	Deal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit using the Mace	Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have 50 hearts of health overall.

History

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Java Edition

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Java Edition
1.8	14w11a	👁 Image Added endermites.
		Endermen are hostile to endermites.
		Endermites have a 15% chance of spawning when an enderman teleports (with that chance decreasing by 1 percentage point per endermite spawn) and a 5% chance to spawn when a player uses an ender pearl.
		Endermites have a silverfish model, but they have a unique purple texture.
	14w11b	Endermites no longer despawn when named with a name tag.
	14w17a	👁 Image Endermites now have a unique model.
	14w17a	Endermen are no longer hostile to non-pearl-spawned endermites.
	14w28a	Endermites no longer spawn from endermen.
1.15	19w34a	Endermites now take damage on magma blocks.
1.15	pre3	Endermites no longer suffocate in soul sand.
1.17	20w46a	Endermen are now again hostile to non-pearl-spawned endermites.

Bedrock Edition

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Pocket Edition
1.0.0			alpha 0.17.0.1				👁 Image Added endermites.

Legacy Console Edition

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Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		👁 Image Added endermites.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

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New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.7.10							👁 Image Added endermites.

Data history

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Java Edition
1.11			16w32a				The endermite's entity ID has been changed from `Endermite` to `endermite`.
1.13			17w47a				Numeric IDs for entities were presumably deprecated in this version.^{[more information needed]}

Issues

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Issues relating to "Endermite" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

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Endermites are the smallest hostile mob by hitbox size.
Endermites are said to come from an "in-between" dimension, and are left behind by endermen as they teleport through.^[1]
- In a 2025 minecraft.net article, the dimension that endermites come from was referred to as a terrifying and "scary in-betweeny dimension". It is explained that endermites attack players and endermen because they don’t like "being dragged between dimensions".^[2]
According to the same article, endermites are "Lil fuzzy wuzzy killers".^[2]
Dinnerbone once mentioned an "ultimate plan" for endermites involving the dragon egg, though this never came to fruition.^[3]
- In response to a question asking if the ultimate plan was an evil plan,^[4] Dinnerbone stated that "everything is an evil plan to somebody".^[5]
  - When the person who asked the initial question stated they liked evil plans,^[6] Dinnerbone cryptically stated that he liked "evil plants".^[7]

Gallery

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Screenshots

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👁 A haunting of endermen losing to a horde of endermites

A haunting of endermen losing to a horde of endermites
👁 Endermites being killed by endermen

Endermites being killed by endermen

Textures

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👁 Endermite texture file

Endermite texture file

References

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↑ "MINECON Earth - Java Team Panel" – Minecraft on YouTube, November 18, 2017
↑ ^a ^b "Mob Menagerie: Endermite" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, September 22, 2025.
↑ "I do have an Ultimate Plan™ with endermites, but it will wait. May also include dragon egg but I haven't discussed this with the team yet." – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X (formerly Twitter), March 13, 2014
↑ "@Dinnerbone ooh is it an evil plan?" – @TheEvilOlives on X (formerly Twitter), March 13, 2014
↑ "@TheEvilOlives Everything is an evil plan to somebody" – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X (formerly Twitter), March 13, 2014
↑ "@Dinnerbone I like evil plans ^_^" – @TheEvilOlives on X (formerly Twitter), March 13, 2014
↑ "@TheEvilOlives I like evil plants." – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X (formerly Twitter), March 13, 2014

External links

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"Mob Menagerie: Endermite" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, September 22, 2025.

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