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This article documents an April Fools' joke.
This feature was exclusively part of a joke version and is not currently planned for addition to regular Minecraft.
It is documented here on the wiki due to being officially-released content by Mojang Studios, even if not present in a final version.
It is documented here on the wiki due to being officially-released content by Mojang Studios, even if not present in a final version.
Redstone bug was a hostile mob present in Java Edition 2.0.
Spawn
Redstone bugs spawned close to redstone which was rapidly oscillating between strengths.
Behavior
Redstone bugs, effectively being tinted silverfish, shared all of their behavior.
Redstone bug can also be found spawning in stronghold area.
Data values
ID
| Name | Savegame ID | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redstone Bug | Silverfish | 60 | entity.Silverfish.name |
Entity Data
Redstone bugs used the ID of silverfish, different from them only by a newly-added Color NBT, which could have any color applied to it via editing, not just the redstone shades.
Gallery
Redstone bug glowing in the dark.
