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Squirmy Wormy

by Lepidopteran

Squirmy Wormy adds worms to Minecraft Java Edition, which players dig up underground, cook and eat, or use as compost.

FabricForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.20.1

What it does

Worms are added to the game as a food and a mob: players find them by digging underground, and they tend to appear after rain. Raw worms are unpleasant to eat, so the mod encourages frying them in a furnace first. Worms can also be put into a compost bin, adding to the feature set around farming and food.

The mod has a food-chain element: zombies eat worms, so worms can be lost to them. Squirmy Wormy needs Geckolib on both Fabric and Forge, and it is open source under the MIT License. It targets Minecraft 1.20.1 only, with Fabric and Forge files both marked beta, released 2026-07-23.

Key features

  1. Digging for worms

    Players dig underground to locate worms, so finding them takes some exploration rather than a crafting recipe.

  2. Frying before eating

    Raw worms are meant to be cooked in a furnace before they are eaten, a step the mod builds into the food.

  3. Composting worms

    Worms can be added to a compost bin, giving the mod a use beyond eating.

  4. Zombies eat worms

    Zombies consume worms, so the food and the mob interact in the world.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

No stable releases
Every published file is a beta or alpha build.
1.20.11.0.01.0.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

GeckolibA 3D animation library for entities, blocks, items, armor, and more!
Required

Use cases

Food-themed survival

Players who want an odd, unpleasant food to gather and cook in a survival world can use the worms as a stage in their food supply.

Who it’s for: Players who want a food and mob mod with a cursed flavor, and server owners who want worms in a multiplayer world. Both sides need the mod, along with Geckolib.

How it compares

Full comparison

Mother of Worms is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, with All rights reserved and no open source code, and it runs on client and server. Eat Copper! is also Forge, covering 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 under All rights reserved. Worms! :3 is a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.3 under the MIT License, but it is not open source in the catalog's sense of the term. Squirmy Wormy differs by targeting 1.20.1 only, on both Fabric and Forge.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Squirmy WormyFabric and Forge1.20.1Client and server2026-07-23
Mother of WormsForge1.20.1Client and server2025-08-04
Eat Copper!Forge1.20.1 – 1.20.6Client and server2026-04-11
Worms! :3Fabric1.21.1 – 1.21.3Client and server2026-05-26

Questions

Does Squirmy Wormy need Geckolib?

Yes. Geckolib is a required dependency on both Fabric and Forge, so it must be installed next to Squirmy Wormy.

Do players and the server both need Squirmy Wormy?

Yes. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod.

Which loaders and game versions does Squirmy Wormy support?

The mod has Fabric and Forge files for Minecraft 1.20.1 only, both in the beta channel as version 1.0.0.

In the catalog

Squirmy Wormy is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.

Food mods6,151Fabric modsMods for 1.20.134,764

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What the author says

Have you ever wanted worms in minecraft, maybe eat them?
Lepidopteran, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Lepidopteran
Published
2025-07-15
Updated on Modrinth
2026-07-23
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

CursedFoodMobs
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