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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{About|the scrapped mob|the bush that produces fireflies as particles|Firefly Bush|other uses|Firefly (disambiguation)}}<br />
{{Scrapped}}<br />
{{Outdated|edition=bedrock|This feature was present in a private developer version, but it never saw public release before being scrapped.}}{{Infobox entity<br />
| title = Firefly<br />
| image = Firefly (mob).gif<br />
| imageclass = pixel-image<br />
| mobtype = {{EntityLink|Arthropod}}<br>{{EntityLink|Animal}}<br />
| spawn = {{BiomeLink|Swamp}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Mangrove Swamp}}<br />
| behavior = Passive<br />
| health = {{hp|1}}<br />
| size = Height: 0.0625 blocks<br>Width: 0.125 blocks<br />
}}<br />
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The '''firefly''' was a scrapped [[Minecraft:mob]] that would glow in the dark and be eaten by frogs that was featured in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2021]]. It was later repurposed as a [[Minecraft:particle]] generated by [[Minecraft:firefly bush]]es.<br />
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== Behavior ==<br />
Fireflies were two pixels in size, rather than the single pixel size of the implemented firefly particle, which would have made them the smallest mob in the game. Fireflies were originally going to be the mob eaten by [[Minecraft:frog]]s to produce [[Minecraft:froglight]]s, later being replaced by [[Minecraft:magma cube]]s in this role. Frogs eating fireflies was scrapped because some species of fireflies are poisonous to some species of frogs in real life.<ref>{{ytl|a5Wd9ciTmTI|Minecraft Now: Frog February!|Minecraft|February 10, 2022|t=544}}</ref> Fireflies themselves were scrapped for being a "performance nightmare", which was not outweighed enough by its positive benefits for ambience.<ref>{{ytl|5BSQAVOSYOA|Notch Confirms: Minecraft 2 IS Happening|ibxtoycat|January 4, 2025|t=445}}</ref><br />
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== Data values ==<br />
=== ID ===<br />
{{BE}}:<br />
{{ID table<br />
|edition=bedrock<br />
|shownumericids=y<br />
|generatetranslationkeys=y<br />
|displayname=Firefly<br />
|spritetype=entity<br />
|nameid=firefly<br />
|id=135<br />
|foot=1}}<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Development ===<br />
{{HistoryTable<br />
|{{HistoryLine||October 16, 2021|link={{ytl|w6zLprHHZOk|t=7470}}|[[File:Firefly (mob).gif|32px]] Fireflies are announced at [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2021]].}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||May 10, 2022|link={{ytl|ixSlQXDOvkM|t=98}}|Fireflies are confirmed to have been scrapped.}}<br />
}}<br />
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=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===<br />
{{HistoryTable<br />
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.10|dev=beta 1.18.10.26|Earliest known instance of firefly mentions in the code.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.10|dev=Preview 1.19.10.20|Removed fireflies from the code.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-155827||"firefly" appears in target selector type argument suggestions|Fixed}}</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
=== Development images ===<br />
<gallery><br />
Fireflies early dev.png|Fireflies<br />
Fireflies.jpg|Fireflies near [[Minecraft:frog]]s<br />
Frog eating..png|A frog catching fireflies<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Concept artwork ===<br />
<gallery><br />
Mangrove biome concept.jpg|Concept art of the [[Minecraft:mangrove swamp]] with many fireflies present<br />
Swamp night concept art.jpg|Concept art of the [[Minecraft:swamp]] at night with many fireflies present<br />
</gallery><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Navigation ==<br />
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[[Minecraft:ja:Firefly]]<br />
[[Minecraft:lzh:螢]]<br />
[[Minecraft:pt:Vaga-lume (criatura)]]<br />
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