Hornet

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The **Hornet** is an unusual, original mob in florr.io. They have the ability to shoot missiles at the player.

## Appearance

An oval with black and yellow stripes and a dark yellow outline. It has two antennae at the front, which appear as slightly curved black lines. It has a missile at the back.

## Stats & Behavior

**Speed:** Medium.

**Behavior:** When firing at the player, hornets turn 180 degrees and fire the "missile" attached to their body.

Ultra+ Hornets, along with its normal missile shooting, would also have 2 special attacks that it would do every so often. The first ability summons a swarm of Hornets 2 rarities below it. It is indicated when this attack will be used when the Ultra+ Hornet's antennae shakes. The second ability has the Ultra Hornet spin around, firing lots of Hornet missiles 2 rarities below it, propeling itself in a circle. It is indicated when this attack will be used when the Ultra+ Hornet's missile shakes. Epic+ Hornets can predict your movement. Legendary Hornets receive a firerate buff and Mythic Hornets receive an even stronger one.

## Spawning

The Hornet spawns common+ in CF1 , uncommon+ in CF2&3 , rare+ in CF5&7, epic+ in CF6 and spawns Legendary+ in CF8 or centralia maze although a legendary at all in maze is extremly rare. It does not spawn in CF4.

## Strategy

* Hornets are one of the most annoying mobs in the game and a serious hazard to deal with. Their ranged attack means they can hurt you while still being at a safe distance from your petals. Certain petals are better than others at dealing with hornets, but generally, more range is better for Hornets.
* Ironically, the Hornet's weapon, the Missile, is also one of the best counters, dealing high damage. Missiles of Mythic or higher rarity will home in on nearby Hornets. Against swarms of Hornets, missiles will get quickly overwhelmed.
* Wings are good for attacking hornets from a distance. However, their movement is extremely unpredictable.
* Peas and Grapes are good against swarms of low-rarity hornets, but they do not have enough DPS to take out high-rarity hornets. They are also hard to aim.
* Eggs are one of the best petals to use against hornets: they allow the user to deal damage without aiming or getting too close. Against high-rarity hornets, weaker eggs won't make a dent in their health though. If you have an Ultra+ egg, it can spawn a Mythic Beetle, which can serve as a shield against missiles.
	+ Sticks have a similar function to eggs. However, the Sandstorms do not target mobs, making them less useful along with the petal's long reload. They can be useful when spammed along with teammates, but using this strategy would take lots of grinding. The Sandstorms can be used as shields.
* Orange , Third eye and Yin Yang can help you hit hornets from further away.
* Lightning can deal good damage against a swarm of hornets.
* Builds with lots of Tank-like petals such as Heavy, Rock, or Corn are a good idea to use by "boxing in" hornets or rushing at them with your petals. Just beware of the lengthy respawn, hornets do a lot of damage to your petals.
* Jelly can be used to deflect missiles.
* Bubble can help you speed away from getting hit from a missile quickly.
* If you're using close-range petals, move the opposite direction your petals are rotating around the hornet, to ensure maximum damage (in most cases, move counterclockwise). While dealing with normal hornets, circle around them and keep hitting them. Make sure to quickly deal with a hornet that is following the player, as the player has a high chance of being overwhelmed if there are many hornets following.
	+ With Einstein hornets, move back and forth to dodge their missiles. Hornets pause for a split second between turning around and firing, so use this short window of time to your advantage.
* It's important to keep ranged petals/eggs in your inventory in case you run into a swarm, where close ranged combat becomes extremely dangerous.
* Deathwheel builds can overwhelm hornets with sheer DPS, but only do this if you have a lot of health because the missiles will likely hit you.
* You can also go behind a Centipede, making the Hornets stuck in the segments. Be careful not to hit Epic+ Centipedes.
* Hitting a Hornet with an Iris petal will deal lots of damage, but it takes a few seconds.
* Against high-rarity hornets, Leaves are superior to Roses and Dahlia. The hornet's bulky missiles will shred apart your roses before they have a chance to hit you.
* Spamming Salt petals can be a good idea if you have good healing petals.
* To escape hornet swarms, lay down some Webs to trap them. Then, equip a Powder or Bubble, or simply ride the knockback of the hornets' missiles away.
* Hornets can't see you if you hide behind a wall. You can hide and kill them with summons
* Surprisingly, Mythic+ Claw can serve as a shield for Mythic or below hornets' missile as the extra damage works on missiles.
	+ This feature make planks useless as Mythic Plank could not destroy Mythic missile.
* To see a strategy for an Ultra Hornet, click here.

## Gallery

Unholy hel !I got ambushed by meepyduck!The Ultra Hornet spawned these inside the wall.A dust and shoppers reward reference,basically me getting attacked by a swarm of hornets and saying WT-
## Trivia

* This creature is well-hated because of range and high damage in swarms.
* Hornet is the first mob to ever have ranged attacks.
* On 24/2/20, the hornet AI was improved so they could predict the movement of players (Einstein hornets). This was done to prevent herding. Later that day, most hornets were changed back to normal, but a few hornets would spawn as Einstein hornets. However, it was changed back with the world map.
* Don't be intimidated by Hornets: Running away almost will never help.
	+ The more flowers run away, the more hornets will stack up, and with the help of other mobs such as Centipedes and Spiders, it will be extremely difficult to fight hornets by then.
* Hornet attack and behavior are similar to its real life counterpart, as real-life hornets are known for its dangerous stings and aggressive behavior when it comes to its nest.
* In early January, the hornet's firing animation was changed. Hornets now turn around and shoot the missile on their back, making for hilarious moments when players get 180-ed by a hornet from across the screen.
* If you hit a Hornet's Missile, it only does damage to the Missile rather than the entire Hornet
* Hornet is one of the most hated mobs. if not the most.
* Hornets can shoot their missiles trough walls and mobs.
* The message for a Super Hornet is "A big yellow spot shows up in the distance..."
* On jan 4th 2024, m28 updated the hornet's missile health, "mobs missile health now scale like petal health instead of mob health. their base health has been buffed to compensate"