Endermite

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

Endermite

Health points	8HP
Behavior	Hostile
Mob type	Monster 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

Endermites are small hostile arthropods that have a 5% chance to spawn when a player throws an ender pearl. They attack by biting, and Endermen are hostile toward them.

Spawning

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

On death

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

Behavior

Endermites attack players within 16 blocks.

In Java Edition, endermites become hostile toward any mob that attacks another endermite. Endermites in Bedrock Edition on the other hand do not become hostile toward any mob that attacks it.

Endermen attack endermites in line of sight within 64 blocks. Endermites attack endermen in Bedrock Edition.

As arthropods, endermites are affected by the Bane of Arthropods enchantment.

Like endermen, the eye of an endermite is emissive with Vibrant Visuals.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Entity tags	Translation key
Endermite	endermite	arthropod powder_snow_walkable_mobs sensitive_to_bane_of_arthropods	entity.minecraft.endermite

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Family	Translation key
Endermite	endermite	55	arthropod endermite lightweight mob monster	entity.endermite.name

Entity data

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

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Monster Hunter	Attack and destroy a monster.	Kill one of these 41 monsters: Blaze Bogged Breeze Camel Husk Cave Spider Creaking (by destroying its creaking heart) Creeper Drowned Elder Guardian Ender Dragon Enderman Endermite Evoker Ghast Guardian Hoglin Husk Magma Cube Parched Phantom Piglin Piglin Brute Pillager Ravager Shulker Silverfish Skeleton Slime Spider Stray Vex Vindicator Witch Wither Wither Skeleton Zoglin Zombie Zombie Horse Zombie Nautilus Zombie Villager Zombified Piglin Other mobs may be killed, but are ignored for this achievement.	15	Bronze
		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
		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
		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
		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

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Monster Hunter	Kill any hostile monster	Kill one of these 41​[until: Fourth Drop 2026]/42​[upcoming] monsters: Blaze Bogged Breeze Camel Husk Cave Spider Creaking (by destroying its creaking heart) Creeper Drowned Elder Guardian Ender Dragon Enderman Endermite Evoker Frostbite​[upcoming: Fourth Drop 2026] Ghast Guardian Hoglin Husk Magma Cube Parched Phantom Piglin Piglin Brute Pillager Ravager Shulker Silverfish Skeleton Slime Spider Stray Vex Vindicator Witch Wither Wither Skeleton Zoglin Zombie Zombie Horse Zombie Nautilus Zombie Villager Zombified Piglin Other mobs may be killed, but are ignored for this advancement.
	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.
	Monsters Hunted	Kill one of every hostile monster	Kill each of these 41​[upcoming: Fourth Drop 2026]/42​[upcoming] monsters: Blaze Bogged Breeze Camel Husk Cave Spider Creaking (by destroying its creaking heart) Creeper Drowned Elder Guardian Ender Dragon Enderman Endermite Evoker Frostbite​[upcoming: Fourth Drop 2026] Ghast Guardian Hoglin Husk Magma Cube Parched Phantom Piglin Piglin Brute Pillager Ravager Shulker Silverfish Skeleton Slime Spider Stray Vex Vindicator Witch Wither Wither Skeleton Zoglin Zombie Zombie Horse Zombie Nautilus Zombie Villager 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)
	Adventure	Adventure, exploration and combat	Kill any mob, or be killed by any living entity.
	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.
	Take Aim	Shoot something with an Arrow	Using a bow or a crossbow, shoot a mob with an arrow, tipped arrow, or spectral arrow.
	Mob Kabob	Hit five mobs in the same Charge attack using the Spear	Armor Stand and Mannequin also count for this advancement.
	Arbalistic	Kill five unique mobs with one crossbow shot	Armor Stand and 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.
	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

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.8			14w11a				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				Endermites now have a unique model.
							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.
			pre3				Endermites no longer suffocate in soul sand.
1.17			20w46a				Endermen are now again hostile to non-pearl-spawned endermites.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition
1.0.0			alpha 0.17.0.1				Added endermites.

Legacy Console Edition

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

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.7.10							Added endermites.

Data history

Issues

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

Trivia

• 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

Screenshots

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

Textures

• 
  Endermite texture file

In other media

• 
  An endermite as it appears in Minecraft Dungeons
• 
  A cosmetic endermite as it appears in Minecraft Dungeons
• 
  An endermite as it appears in Minecraft: Story Mode, which uses the pre-14w17a appearance.

See also

• Enderman
• Ender pearl
• Silverfish
• Spawn Egg
• The End

References