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{{redirect|Firefly|the scrapped mob|Firefly (mob)|the song|Fireflies (song)}}
{{for|other uses|Firefly (disambiguation)|Bush (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox block
| image = Firefly Bush.gif
| image2class = pixel-image
| invimage = Firefly Bush
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = Yes
| tool = Any
| light = Yes (2)<br>No ([[Minecraft:snowlogged]])
| transparent = Yes
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
A '''firefly bush''' is a decorative [[Minecraft:plant]] that produces firefly particles around it when exposed to [[Minecraft:Light|darkness]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Firefly bushes can be [[Minecraft:instant mining|broken instantly]] with any [[Minecraft:item]] or by hand. It always drops itself upon destruction<ref>{{bug|MC-279919||Bushes and Firefly Bushes drop themselves when mined, unlike similar blocks|WAI}}</ref>.

{{breaking row|Firefly Bush|horizontal=1}}

Firefly bushes are also removed and drop as an item if:
* its attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed.
* water or lava flows into its space.
* a piston tries to push it or moves a block into its space.
* it is placed on a mud block, and that mud block converts to clay.

=== Natural generation ===
Firefly bushes generate in the form of [[Minecraft:random patch]]es, on [[Minecraft:grass block]]s near [[Minecraft:water]] in most Overworld biomes. They also can generate on [[Minecraft:mud]] blocks near water in [[Minecraft:mangrove swamp]]s.

In [[Minecraft:swamp]]s, firefly bushes can generate anywhere, instead of being limited to near water.

Firefly bushes {{in|be}} have fewer exceptions for which biomes they can generate in, but since grass does not naturally generate in all Overworld biomes and the list still excludes [[Minecraft:badlands]], [[Minecraft:eroded badlands]] and [[Minecraft:wooded badlands]], they are actually found in fewer places than {{in|je}}.

{{Block distribution}}

=== Post-generation ===
When [[Minecraft:bone meal]] is applied to a firefly bush, the bush spreads to neighboring blocks.

=== Trading ===
[[Minecraft:Wandering trader]]s may sell 1 firefly bush for 3 [[Minecraft:emerald]]s.
{{Trade sources}}

=== Mob loot ===
{{IN|bedrock}}, [[Minecraft:wandering traders]] have a chance of 8.5% (increased by 1% per level of [[Minecraft:Looting]]) to drop 1 firefly bush when killed while showing the item as trade offer, if the player holds an [[Minecraft:emerald]].

== Usage ==
[[File:Firefly Bushes in Swamp.gif|thumb|Firefly bushes emitting particles at night.]]
A firefly bush emits firefly particles if the [[Minecraft:internal light level]] at its position is 13 or lower. A firefly bush can produce particles even if it is covered by blocks. Firefly particles glow in the dark, but do not actually light up their surroundings. Firefly particles move erratically and collide with solid blocks.

On each [[Minecraft:tick]], a firefly bush has a 70% chance of emitting a new firefly particle in an [[Minecraft:air]] block up to 5 blocks above the bush and horizontally up to 5 blocks away {{in|java}}, or up to 10 blocks away {{in|bedrock}}. A firefly particle lasts between {{convert|200|game tick|second}} and {{convert|300|game tick|second}}, fading from transparency into an opaque pale yellow color, and back into transparency before disappearing.

Firefly bushes have a low [[Minecraft:light]] level of 2. However, when [[Minecraft:snowlogged]] in ''Bedrock Edition'', firefly bushes do not emit any light.

The pulsating "fireflies" on the bush itself remain at maximum brightness regardless of the surrounding light level. This affects placed firefly bushes, but the item form of firefly bushes still appear at the surrounding brightness level.<ref>{{bug|MC-279949||Firefly bush is not emissive in item form|WAI}}</ref>

=== Placement ===
Firefly bushes mainly serve as atmospheric decoration and can be placed on any of the following blocks:{{columns-list|* {{BlockLink|Grass Block}}
* {{BlockLink|Mycelium}}
* {{BlockLink|Podzol}}
* {{BlockLink|Dirt}}
* {{BlockLink|Coarse Dirt}}
* {{BlockLink|Rooted Dirt}}
* {{BlockLink|Farmland}}
* {{BlockLink|Mud}}
* {{BlockLink|Muddy Mangrove Roots}}
* {{BlockLink|Moss Block}}
* {{BlockLink|Pale Moss Block}}|style=column-count:2}}{{IN|bedrock}}, firefly bushes can be [[Minecraft:snowlogged]]. When snowlogged, a firefly bush doesn't emit particles nor ambient sounds.

=== Composting ===
Placing a firefly bush into a [[Minecraft:composter]] has a 30% chance of raising the compost level by 1. A stack of firefly bushes drops an average of 2.74 [[Minecraft:bone meal]].

=== Ambient sounds ===
At night (between 12600 and 23400 ticks), a firefly bush emits firefly buzzing sounds if no collidable blocks (excluding [[Minecraft:leaves]]) are placed above it. A firefly bush may still produce firefly particles in a dark cave or an unlit space, without the bush emitting ambient sounds if it is daytime.

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Sound table/Block/Sweet berry bush}}

=== Unique ===
{{Edition|Java}}:
{{SoundTable
|type=java
|{{SoundLine
|sound=Firefly bush bush1.ogg
|sound2=Firefly bush bush2.ogg
|sound3=Firefly bush bush3.ogg
|sound4=Firefly bush bush4.ogg
|sound5=Firefly bush bush5.ogg
|sound6=Firefly bush bush6.ogg
|sound7=Firefly bush bush7.ogg
|sound8=Firefly bush bush8.ogg
|sound9=Firefly bush bush9.ogg
|sound10=Firefly bush bush10.ogg
|sound11=Firefly bush bush11.ogg
|subtitle=Fireflies buzz
|source=block
|description=Randomly at [[Minecraft:night]] if the block above is not collidable (except [[Minecraft:leaves]])
|id=block.firefly_bush.bush
|translationkey=subtitles.block.firefly_bush.idle
|volume=
|pitch=
|distance=
}}
}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{SoundTable
|type=bedrock
|{{SoundLine
|sound=Firefly bush bush1.ogg
|sound2=Firefly bush bush2.ogg
|sound3=Firefly bush bush3.ogg
|sound4=Firefly bush bush4.ogg
|sound5=Firefly bush bush5.ogg
|sound6=Firefly bush bush6.ogg
|sound7=Firefly bush bush7.ogg
|sound8=Firefly bush bush8.ogg
|sound9=Firefly bush bush9.ogg
|sound10=Firefly bush bush10.ogg
|sound11=Firefly bush bush11.ogg
|source=block
|description=Randomly at night if the block above is not collidable (except leaves)
|id=block.firefly_bush.bush
|volume=
|pitch=
}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Firefly Bush
|spritetype=block
|nameid=firefly_bush
|blocktags=replaceable_by_mushrooms, replaceable_by_trees
|foot=1
}}

{{BE}}:
{{ID table2
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Firefly Bush
|spritetype=block
|nameid=firefly_bush
|id=-1025
|foot=1}}

== History ==
=== Announcement ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||October 16, 2021|link={{ytl|w6zLprHHZOk|t=7470}}|[[File:Firefly (mob).gif|32px]] [[Minecraft:Firefly (mob)|Fireflies]] are announced at [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2021]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||May 10, 2022|link={{ytl|ixSlQXDOvkM|t=98}}|Fireflies are confirmed to have been scrapped.}}
|{{HistoryLine||January 26, 2025|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/DFTaaA6RxrK|The ''Minecraft'' Instagram account releases a post teasing firefly bushes.}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.5|dev=25w05a|[[File:Firefly Bush JE1.gif|32px]] [[File:Firefly Bush (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Added firefly bushes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w06a|Firefly bushes now emit ambient sounds at night and when the block above is not collidable, except leaves.
|No longer prevents [[Minecraft:tree]]s from growing.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w07a|Now spreads to neighboring blocks when [[Minecraft:bone meal]] is applied.
|Firefly bushes no longer generate like sugar cane and are now allowed to survive away from water after the patch has been placed, matching {{el|be}}.
|Firefly particles now change their opacity over time instead of changing colors, matching {{el|be}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w09a|The firefly bush can now generate near water in [[Minecraft:mangrove swamp]]s and all types of [[Minecraft:badlands]] (very rarely), like other biomes with water.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.6|dev=25w15a|Now produce larger, and more constant, amounts of particles.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.10|dev=beta 1.18.10.26|Earliest known instance of firefly mentions in the code.}}
|{{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>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.70|exp=Drop 1 2025|dev=Preview 1.21.70.20|[[File:Firefly Bush JE1.gif|32px]] [[File:Firefly Bush (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added firefly bushes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.21.70.22|Firefly bushes now emit ambient sounds at night and when the block above is not collidable, except leaves.
|[[File:Firefly Bush (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] The item texture of firefly bushes has been changed to match {{JE}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.70|dev=Preview 1.21.70.23|All features behind the "Drop 1 2025" experimental toggle have been fully implemented.|Bone meal now has the same effect as on the bush block.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w06a|Added {{cd|firefly_bush}} to the {{cd|replaceable_by_mushrooms}} and {{cd|replaceable_by_trees}} block tags.}}
}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Day Firefly Bush.jpg|A patch of firefly bushes during daytime.
Firefly bushes at night time.png|Fireflies flying around firefly bushes with a frog close by.
</gallery>

=== Mojang screenshots ===
<gallery>
Firefly bushes.jpeg|Firefly bushes under the moon.
Efe's fireflies.jpeg|Several firefly bushes with the rising moon behind them.
Dots.jpeg|Fireflies glimmering in the dark.
</gallery>

=== Development images ===
<gallery>
Fireflies early dev.png|Fireflies as a [[Minecraft:Firefly (mob)|mob]]
</gallery>

=== Concept artwork ===
<gallery>
Mangrove biome concept.jpg|Concept art of the mangrove swamp with many fireflies present.
Swamp night concept art.jpg|Concept art of the swamp at night with many fireflies present.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
Firefly (Story Mode).png|A {{MCSM|firefly}} in {{MCSM}}
FireflyDungeons.png|A {{MCD|firefly}} in {{MCD}}
</gallery>

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Navigation ==
{{Navbox blocks|vegetation}}

[[Category:Plants]]
[[Category:Natural blocks]]
[[Category:Non-solid blocks]]
[[Category:Flammable blocks]]
[[Category:Animal blocks]]

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Minecraft:Firefly Bush - Revision history

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