Bat (mob)

A bat is a passive mob that spawns in dark underground areas and has the ability to fly. there are 2 different species of the mob.
== Biology ==
=== Brown ===
Bats rank as the fourth smallest mob in the game in terms of appearance, just a tad bigger than baby chickens, silverfish, and Endermites. Their presence in cave environments makes them difficult to spot. These creatures sport dark brown skin, petite wings, and tiny feet.
=== Trials ===
Trial Bats are larger than brown bats, featuring a completely black appearance, rounded ears, purple ear interiors, purple noses, and rounded wings.
== Spawning ==
Bats have the ability to appear in clusters of 8‌/2‌ in the Overworld when the light level is 3 or lower on solid blocks below layer 63. Additionally, they require a minimum of 2 air blocks for spawning, or alternatively, a top trapdoor or top slab in the block above ground level. However, in the Java Edition, from October 20 to November 3, bats will only spawn if the light level is 6 or lower. On Superflat worlds, bats can spawn beneath the highest non-air layer, disregarding the usual restriction of layer 63.
== Behavior ==
Bats typically hang upside down from solid blocks when at rest, refraining from hanging on transparent or non-solid blocks. In this position, they emit fewer squeaks and may occasionally change the direction they are facing. They will remain in this state until they are disturbed; if a player comes near a bat hanging upside down, even if the player is invisible, the bat will fly off. The same occurs if the player destroys the block the bat is attached to.
Bats will disappear if they stray too far from the player (beyond 32 blocks).
The collision boxes of bats do not interact with players or redstone components.
== Trivia ==
* According to Jeb, the bat is an example of an ambient mob – a mob that constantly spawns, similar to the squid, but also constantly despawns because when a player is not around it does not serve any purpose.
* The updated texture of the bat was created in roughly 2 hours. However, the model and animations took longer.
* In Chace! Horizons, the old and new bats are distinct species despite being similar mobs.
** The old bat is commonly known as the brown bat, while the new bat is referred to as the trials bat.
*** The Trials bat is classified as M. Chamberus, in anticipation of the Trial Chambers being added in Minecraft 1.21.
*** The Brown bat is classified as M. Scarius, in anticipation of the Pretty Scary Update title of Minecraft 1.4.2.
== Gallery ==
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