Arthropocolypse
by Dh
Arthropocolypse brings twelve arthropod mobs and a set of related items to Forge worlds on Minecraft 1.20.1, including the Field Cricket, Prairie Grasshopper, Ice Crawler and Stag Beetle.
What it does
The mod adds twelve mobs and several items. Each arthropod spawns in a particular biome: Prairie Grasshoppers appear on plains, Ice Crawlers in taiga, and Stag Beetles in forests. Field Crickets are the one mob with a feeding behaviour, since they can be bred using carrots or carrot pieces.
Arthropocolypse is a client and server mod, so both the server and every player need it installed. It is published for Forge only, with a single game version, 1.20.1. The latest Forge file is 1.0.6, released on 2024-06-04. The first file went up on 2024-05-14. The code is under the MIT License, but the project is not open source.
The author notes that more content is planned for later updates, so the list of mobs and items may grow in newer files, and the set of biomes and spawns described here may change with them.
Key features
Twelve arthropod mobs
The mod adds twelve creatures from the arthropod group, each placed into the world by its biome.
Field Cricket breeding
Field Crickets can be bred with carrots or carrot pieces, so players can keep a herd of them.
Prairie Grasshopper spawns
Prairie Grasshoppers are found on plains biomes and are part of the mod's biome-based spawning.
Ice Crawler spawns
Ice Crawlers spawn in taiga biomes, giving colder regions their own arthropod population.
Stag Beetle spawns
Stag Beetles spawn in forest biomes, adding a forest-dwelling insect to the mod's creature set.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want more insect mobs spread across the overworld biomes will find the set suited to survival and multiplayer worlds. Server owners who want the arthropods on a shared world need to install the mod on the server and on every client.
How it compares
Ender beetles is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, client and server, under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Way Too Many Carrots is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, client and server, under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Experienced Food is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, client and server, released under the MIT License, and it is open source, so it covers a longer version range than Arthropocolypse.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthropocolypse | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-06-04 |
| Ender beetles | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-04-18 |
| Way Too Many Carrots | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-20 |
| Experienced Food | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-06-15 |
Questions
Does Arthropocolypse need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does Arthropocolypse support?
How are Field Crickets bred?
In the catalog
Arthropocolypse is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,337 Food mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This mod adds 12 mobs and some items - Field Cricket - can breed with carrot, carrot piece - Prairie Grasshopper - can find on Plains There will be more content in the future!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/arthropocolypse
- Owner
- Dh
- Published
- 2024-05-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-06-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15