Infested: Swarms and Spiders
Infested: Swarms and Spiders reworks the spiders and silverfish of vanilla Minecraft, adding new insect mobs, armors, enchantments and items.
What it does
Infested adds a set of insect mobs that expand the role of vanilla spiders and silverfish. Harvest Beetles appear while breaking grass, ferns and shrubs and drop crops and seeds. Jewel Beetles are found deep underground while breaking deepslate ores and drop raw ores and gemstones. Chorus Beetles are found rarely while breaking endstone and drop shulker shells, and Ancient Debreetles are found exceedingly rarely while breaking netherrack and drop netherite scrap.
The mod also brings tameable mantises, which are tamed with spider eyes and drop chitin on death, and grubs and crimson beetles that can be bred and eaten. Spider eggs hatch into persistent allies, and players can craft new armor through armor trims, along with new enchantments and a potion recipe that grants resistance. The spawn rate of loot beetles can be adjusted in the config, and the wiki covers planned expansions.
Infested requires GeckoLib. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. It is published for Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, and it is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Insect mobs
Harvest, jewel, chorus and ancient beetles each spawn from a specific block type and drop different materials.
Tameable mantises
Mantises are tamed with spider eyes and can be given special names and skins, and their claws enable an ambushing potion.
Grubs and crimson beetles
Grubs are a food source found in the Nether, and crimson beetles breed with rotten flesh to produce grubs.
Spider eggs and tamed spiders
Spider eggs hatch into persistent allies, and tamed spiders gain much more health and can inflict potion effects.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Ender beetles is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with client and server support, under All rights reserved and not open source. Spider Infection is server-side only and covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.5, under All rights reserved. Spider Overhaul spans Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.19.2 – 26.2 and is also not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infested: Swarms and Spiders | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-22 |
| Ender beetles | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-04-18 |
| Spider Infection | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.5 | Server-side only | 2025-05-30 |
| Spider Overhaul | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-26 |
Questions
Does Infested require GeckoLib?
Does the server need Infested?
Which loaders does Infested support?
In the catalog
Infested: Swarms and Spiders is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
(Requires GeckoLib. Check the wiki for more detailed information and plans for future expansions.) # Infested! This mod adds a variety of content relating to insects and spiders, expanding the role and function of vanilla Spiders and Silverfish, and adding a number of completely new insect mobs. This mod also adds…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/infested-swarms-and-spiders
- Owner
- tonyandthetrashelementals
- Published
- 2024-06-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15