Mites
by Nurdoidz
Mites adds a breedable species of silverfish-like mobs that become enthralled by certain materials, and players who keep them can farm items from them.
What it does
Silverfish can mutate into mites, which look different and do not breed with silverfish. Each mite is born with an inherent favor for one item, though it may pick a favorite from whatever it encounters first. Mites follow players holding honey, breed when fed honey, and nibble placed honey blocks. After nibbling, they eventually produce items, and a mite that keeps eating grows and adapts to produce more of its favorite item.
Crafting an inspector mite, which can be assembled from the mod's recipe, lets players observe a mite's behavior. Sneaking and taking a closer look helps players make predictions based on its anatomy. Mites have personalities, and the traits they inherit often pass down through breeding, so some lines turn out more useful than others. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Files are published for Forge only, for six game versions: 1.19.2, 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3 and 1.20.4.
Key features
Breedable mites
Mites breed with each other when fed honey, and their traits can be passed to offspring.
Honey-driven behavior
Mites follow players holding honey and nibble honey blocks placed in the world.
Item production
After nibbling, mites eventually produce items, and their favorite item can change as they mature.
Inspector mite
A crafted inspector mite lets players observe behavior and examine a mite's anatomy up close.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Item farming
A player keeps a group of mites fed with honey and collects the items they produce over time.
Breeding lines
A player breeds mites with favored traits and keeps the lines that produce the most resources.
Who it’s for: Players who enjoy breeding and managing creatures, and server owners who want a resource mob that depends on honey and careful care.
Questions
Does Mites need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Mites support?
Is Mites open source?
In the catalog
Mites is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
Mites are a new species of silverfish that have mutated to become enthralled by certain materials. As they mature, they adapt their lives to producing more of their favorite item. Then, find some mites in their known habitat: the desert.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/mites
- Owner
- Nurdoidz
- Published
- 2023-05-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-03-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15