Glow Squid

For other uses, see Squid (disambiguation).

Glow Squid

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Health points	10HP
Behavior	Passive
Mob type	Animal Aquatic
Hitbox size	Adult: Height: 0.8 blocks Width: 0.8 blocks Baby: Height: 0.5 blocks Width: 0.5 blocks
Knockback resistance	85%
Spawn	§ Spawning
Usable items	Lead Name Tag Golden Dandelion (baby only)

A glow squid is a squid variant that spawns in dark underwater areas, typically in ocean depths, canyons, and underground lakes. It has an aqua luminescent texture, and is the only source of glow ink sacs.

Spawning

In Java Edition, schools of 4 to 6 glow squid spawn in water (source block or flowing) in complete darkness (light level must be 0) in the Overworld below layer 30, except for sulfur caves and deep dark biomes. Unlike most other aquatic mobs, they do not require water or waterlogged blocks above or below their spawning space. In all spawnable biomes, the spawn weight is ¹⁰⁄₁₀ and the spawn chance is 100%.

In Bedrock Edition, glow squid spawn anywhere when there's water underground, in schools of 2 to 4 (below a solid roof categorized as cave spawn, while squid are surface spawns) anywhere except deep dark biomes, from Y=-64 to Y=30, in a light level of 0. The spawn weight is 10 in all spawnable biomes except mangrove swamp, in which the spawn weight is 100.

Glow squid have a 5% chance of spawning as babies.

Glow Squid spawns in:

Category: Underground water creature‌[JE only] Creature‌[BE only]	Java Edition			Bedrock Edition
Spawn area	Spawn weight	Spawn chance	Group size	Spawn weight	Group size
Bamboo Jungle	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Stony Peaks	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Meadow	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Eroded Badlands	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Deep Lukewarm Ocean	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Snowy Slopes	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Plains	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Dripstone Caves	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Grove	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Jagged Peaks	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Windswept Hills	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Frozen Peaks	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Deep Ocean	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Dappled Forest	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Flower Forest	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Frozen Ocean	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Snowy Beach	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Deep Frozen Ocean	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Sparse Jungle	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Birch Forest	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Beach	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Sunflower Plains	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Lukewarm Ocean	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Ocean	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Deep Cold Ocean	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Taiga	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Lush Caves	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Swamp	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Snowy Taiga	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Frozen River	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Windswept Savanna	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Ice Caves	10⁄10	100%	2–4	10	2–4
Windswept Gravelly Hills	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Old Growth Birch Forest	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Old Growth Spruce Taiga	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Ice Spikes	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Windswept Forest	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Desert	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Badlands	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Dark Forest	10⁄10	100%	2–4	10	2–4
Mushroom Fields	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Old Growth Pine Taiga	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Savanna	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
River	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Snowy Plains	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Cold Ocean	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Warm Ocean	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Jungle	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Pale Garden	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Savanna Plateau	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Stony Shore	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Forest	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Wooded Badlands	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Mangrove Swamp	10⁄10	100%	4–6	100	2–4
Cherry Grove	10⁄10	100%	4–6	10	2–4
Sulfur Caves	—	—	—	10	2–4

Drops

On death

Java Edition:

Item		Quantity / Chance / Average
		Default			Looting I			Looting II			Looting III
	Glow Ink Sac	1–3	100.00%	2.00	1–4	100.00%	2.50	1–5	100.00%	3.00	1–6	100.00%	3.50

Item		Quantity / Chance / Average
		Default			Looting I			Looting II			Looting III
	Glow Ink Sac	1–3	1	2	1–4	1	5⁄2	1–5	1	3	1–6	1	7⁄2

Item		Amount	Probability
			Default	Looting I	Looting II	Looting III
	Glow Ink Sac	1	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)	1⁄12 (8.33%)	1⁄18 (5.56%)
		2	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄4 (25.00%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)
		3	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	5⁄18 (27.78%)
		4	0	1⁄6 (16.67%)	1⁄4 (25.00%)	5⁄18 (27.78%)
		5	0	0	1⁄12 (8.33%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)
		6	0	0	0	1⁄18 (5.56%)
		Average	2 (2.00)	5⁄2 (2.50)	3 (3.00)	7⁄2 (3.50)

Killed		1
Item		Expected Drops
		Default	Looting I	Looting II	Looting III
	Glow Ink Sac	2.00	2.50	3.00	3.50

Bedrock Edition:

Item		Quantity / Chance / Average
		Default			Looting I			Looting II			Looting III
	Glow Ink Sac	1–3	100.00%	2.00	1–4	100.00%	2.50	1–5	100.00%	3.00	1–6	100.00%	3.50

Item		Quantity / Chance / Average
		Default			Looting I			Looting II			Looting III
	Glow Ink Sac	1–3	1	2	1–4	1	5⁄2	1–5	1	3	1–6	1	7⁄2

Item		Amount	Probability
			Default	Looting I	Looting II	Looting III
	Glow Ink Sac	1	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)	1⁄12 (8.33%)	1⁄18 (5.56%)
		2	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄4 (25.00%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)
		3	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	5⁄18 (27.78%)
		4	0	1⁄6 (16.67%)	1⁄4 (25.00%)	5⁄18 (27.78%)
		5	0	0	1⁄12 (8.33%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)
		6	0	0	0	1⁄18 (5.56%)
		Average	2 (2.00)	5⁄2 (2.50)	3 (3.00)	7⁄2 (3.50)

Killed		1
Item		Expected Drops
		Default	Looting I	Looting II	Looting III
	Glow Ink Sac	2.00	2.50	3.00	3.50

• 1–3XP experience points when killed by a player or tamed wolf.

Behavior

Glow squid are passive toward the player. They are not attracted to light and do not deliberately interact with the player. Glow squid sometimes beach themselves^[1] and suffocate on the banks of rivers and occasionally on ocean beaches. These behaviors are shared with the traditional squid.

Glow squid wander around aimlessly in three dimensions as long as they are in the water, opening and closing their tentacles, which gives them the appearance of pushing themselves leisurely forward.

A glow squid's hitbox does not include its tentacles, and therefore cannot be damaged by attacking its tentacles.

Glow squid suffocate when out of water, dying after 15 seconds (300 game ticks). While on land, they remain stationary until they suffocate.^[2] In Bedrock Edition, they can often suffocate in a single layer of source blocks, as they can orient themselves so their hitbox is out of the water.^[3] They can take fall damage and burn like any other land mob, but they cannot drown. When out of the water, glow squid are extremely resistant to knockback.

Glow squid appear to glow, but do not produce block lighting. They stop glowing for 5 seconds (100 game ticks) when harmed. They are emissive with Vibrant Visuals, and the light pixels glow especially strongly.

Glow squid cannot swim in lava, even if inflicted with Fire Resistance. They simply pass through the lava and behave as if on land.

In Bedrock Edition, a glow squid can survive on land with Water Breathing. However, they still cannot move.

Unlike land-based mobs, glow squid can swim against a current and not get pushed by it.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Guardians and elder guardians attack glow squid in the same manner as they would a player, even if the glow squid is affected by Invisibility. Axolotls also attack glow squid.

Glow squid are affected by the Impaling enchantment — in Java Edition because they are aquatic mobs; in Bedrock Edition as long as they touch water.

Glow squid constantly produce crystalline particles around them. When attacked, they emit a cloud of turquoise ink particles and swim away. The particles and the ink remain visible when the glow squid has the Invisibility status effect.

If the player is in Spectator mode or is far away from glow squid (often when they are in unloaded chunks), they remain stationary. When attacked in this state, the squid cannot flee.^[4]

Like a land-based mob, a glow squid can be picked up by a minecart.

Unlike most “animal” mobs, glow squid cannot breed. Baby glow squid can be found only when they naturally spawn. A baby glow squid eventually turns into an adult after 24000 ticks (20 minutes), and their growth cannot be sped up.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Entity tags	Translation key
Glow Squid	glow_squid	aquatic axolotl_hunt_targets can_breathe_under_water not_scary_for_pufferfish sensitive_to_impaling	entity.minecraft.glow_squid

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Family	Translation key
Glow Squid	glow_squid	129	aquatic mob squid	entity.glow_squid.name

Entity data

Glow squid 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
		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)
	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.

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.

Videos

History

Announcement

September 27, 2020							The glow squid, moobloom, and iceologer are announced as the mobs in the Minecraft Live 2020 mob vote, which consists of mobs from Minecraft's spin-off games, Minecraft Dungeons and Minecraft Earth, with the glow squid being from Minecraft Earth.
October 3, 2020							The glow squid wins the mob vote. The glow squid is the first mob from a spin-off game to be included in the base game.

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.17			21w03a				Added the glow squid, but without the glow texture animation found in the Minecraft Earth version.
			21w13a				Glow squid now spawn in underground water sources.
			21w19a				Glow squid can now be leashed.[5]
			pre3				Glow squid now spawn only in total darkness and where there is a block with base_stone_overworld tag less than 5 blocks below the spawning space.
1.18			21w40a				Glow squid now spawn below Y=30 rather than below Y=63, and ignore any prior light level or natural stone requirements.
1.18.2			22w07a				By fixing MC-238977, glow squid now also require complete darkness to spawn, as was previously the case from 1.17-pre3 to 21w39a.
1.21.2			24w33a				Added baby variants of glow squid.
26.1			snap5				The model and texture of baby glow squid have been changed.
							Increased the bounding box of baby glow squid to better fit the new model.
							Added golden dandelions, which can be used to prevent baby glow squid from growing up.
26.2			snap5				The height of baby glow squid has been changed from 0.63 blocks to 0.5 blocks, to match Bedrock Edition.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.16.210 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.16.210.59				Added glow squid and baby glow squid behind the "Caves and Cliffs" experimental toggle. Ink particles are currently black as normal squid, unlike Java Edition. The glow texture is not animated, unlike the original Minecraft Earth version.
			beta 1.16.210.60				The glow squid has been temporarily removed due to a crash.
1.16.220 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.16.220.50				Re-added glow squid.
							Glow Squid now squirt the same colored particles when hit as on Java Edition.
1.17.0			beta 1.17.0.52				Now spawn in any biome and up to Y-63 instead of Y-30.
							Glow squid are now available without enabling experimental gameplay.
			beta 1.17.0.54				Added a sound when glow squid shoot out ink.
1.17.30			beta 1.17.20.22				Glow squid can now spawn below Y=0 to Y=-64 if the Caves & Cliffs experimental gameplay toggle is enabled.
1.18.0			beta 1.18.0.21				Glow squid now spawn below y=30 rather than below y=63.
1.18.30			beta 1.18.30.20				Fixed a bug in the glow squid's texture where the glow map in the alpha channel was incorrect, causing patches of non-glowing texture to be seen.[6]
1.21.100			Preview 1.21.100.20				The hitboxes of glow squid have been changed from 0.95 blocks to 0.8 blocks, to match Java Edition.
26.0			Preview 26.0.23				Baby glow squid no longer drop items when killed.
26.10			Preview 26.10.20				The model and texture of baby glow squid have been changed.
							Increased the bounding box of baby glow squid to better fit the new model.
			Preview 26.10.21				Added golden dandelions, which can be used to prevent baby glow squid from growing up.

Issues

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

Gallery

Screenshots

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  Multiple glow squid
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  Three axolotls attacking a glow squid underwater
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  A deep lukewarm ocean with several glow squid clearly visible
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  Glow squid underwater
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  A player swimming with several glow squid in an aquifer
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  Glow squid during development in Java Edition
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  Glow squid during development in Java Edition
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  Glow squid in Bedrock Edition beta 1.16.210.59
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  Glow squid swimming in an aquifer within a sulfur cave.

Textures

• 
  Glow squid texture file
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  Baby glow squid texture file
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  A recreation of a texture found in some merchandise but never in any games

In other media

• 
  A glow squid in promotional artwork for Caves & Cliffs: Part I
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  A glow squid in promotional artwork for Mobile, Multiplayer & More
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  A glow squid in a lush cave with a fox^[7]
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  Animation of a shoal of glow squid
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  Glow squid from the mob vote video
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  Glow squid from the mob vote video
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  The glow squid as a mob vote option
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  The glow squid as a mob vote option
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  A screenshot of the Mob Vote 2020 featuring the glow squid
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  Animation of the glow squid winning in Mob Vote 2020
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  Glow Squid idle animation
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  Animation of the glow squid winning in Mob Vote 2020
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  Glow squid from Minecraft Plus!
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  Sticker of a glow squid from 15 Year Journey
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  Lego Minecraft glow squid
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  A T-shirt featuring a glow squid design
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  A glow-in-the-dark glow squid shirt
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  A sticker with "Survive, Explore, Create" written on it plastered on a laptop
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  The same design, now on a water bottle
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  Official glow squid pillow buddy merchandise
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  An action figure of a glow squid
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  The same figure, unboxed
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  A baby squid in Minecraft Dungeons
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  A glow squid as it appears in Minecraft Earth
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  A glow squid as it appears in Minecraft Dungeons
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  Nerf glow squid

See also

• Squid
• Glow Squid (Earth)
• Glow Squid (Dungeons)
• Baby Squid (Dungeons)
• Glow Squid Armor

References

External links

• Firefly squid article on Wikipedia
• Mob Menagerie: Glow Squid — Minecraft.net on February 29, 2024