Endermite
HostileHealth: 8 (4 hearts)JavaBedrock
How to find Endermite
It never spawns naturally: an endermite appears when a thrown ender pearl lands - 5% chance, at your original position in Java or at the pearl's landing spot in Bedrock.
Spawn conditions: 5% chance when a player-thrown ender pearl lands. Despawns within 2 minutes regardless of distance unless named with a name tag - even inside a boat or minecart.
Drops
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Experience | 3 | Only when killed by a player or tamed wolf - no item drops |
How to kill Endermite
Only 8 health and a weak bite (2 damage, 3 on Hard): two sword hits kill it. As an arthropod it takes extra damage from Bane of Arthropods. It vanishes on its own 2 minutes after spawning unless you name it.
Behavior
Bites any player within 16 blocks. Endermen attack endermites on sight, which is why a named endermite trapped in a minecart is the classic bait in enderman XP farms. In Java, endermites also gang up on any mob that attacks one of them; in Bedrock they do not.
Taming and breeding
Cannot be tamed or bred - it is not a natural spawn at all. Endermites only enter the world when an ender pearl brings one along.
Related mobs: EndermanSilverfishCreeper