Scorpion

**Scorpions** are tamable mobs that come with many variants.

## Spawning

### Overworld

Three types of scorpions can be found in the Overworld; dirt scorpions spawn on top of solid blocks in the Overworld in light levels of 7 or less; cave scorpions spawn in light levels of 7 or less in the Overworld, but only if the Y position is less than 40 and doesn't have direct sky view, and frost scorpions spawn in ice plains, ice mountains and ice spikes biomes in light levels of 7 or less.

### Nether

Nether scorpions can be found in the Nether at any light level.

## Drops

Scorpions will drop upon death:

* 0–1 Chitin and Dirt Scorpion Stings if the scorpion is a dirt scorpion.
* 0–1 Chitin Black and Cave Scorpion Stings if the scorpion is a cave scorpion.
* 0–1 Chitin Frost and Frost Scorpion Stings if the scorpion is a frost scorpion.
* 0–1 Chitin Nether and Nether Scorpion Stings if the scorpion is a nether scorpion.
* 0–2 String if the scorpion is a baby or an undead scorpion.
* 0–2 Rotten Flesh if the scorpion is an undead scorpion.
* 1 Saddle if equipped
* 5 experience when killed by a player or tamed wolf.

### Baby scorpions

Scorpions with babies on their back will drop 0–4 baby scorpions upon death.

## Behavior

Scorpions have similar behavior to that of Spiders; they are hostile to the player as long as the light level immediately around them is 9 or less; otherwise they won't attack unless they are hit first. Hostile scorpions will continue to chase the player even if they are exposed to well-lit locations. Scorpions make squeaking and clicking sounds occasionally. They do not get set on fire during the day.

Like Spiders, insects, and crab, scorpions can climb up vertically, meaning they can scale up walls and fences. As this is the case, walls and fences make poor protection for any tamed mobs, unless you build a roof over your structures.

### Combat

Scorpions have two methods of attack: a melee attack, which they use with their claws, and a venomous sting. If a scorpion stings the player, they will get a negative effect. Dirt scorpions poison the player, cave scorpions give nausea, frost scorpions slow the player down with a Slowness I effect, and nether scorpions can set you on fire. Each effect lasts for three seconds.

### Taming

A scorpion can be tamed by picking up a baby scorpion and then naming it. To find baby scorpions, look for a scorpion that has small scorpions on its back, and kill it. This will make the babies fall to the ground. The babies can then be picked up by right-clicking on them, which will allow the scorpion to be named. If the baby scorpion grows past this stage, it cannot be tamed.

Like other baby mobs, baby scorpions take a while to grow to full size. Fully-grown tamed scorpions may attack other mobs, including your pet(s), so they should be kept separately in an enclosure. Once the baby has grown to full size, the scorpion can then be ridden by placing a saddle on it. This can be either a *Minecraft* saddle or a crafted saddle. Like other tamed mobs, scorpions will sit when a whip is used with  on them, and will continue to remain stationary until ridden, or if the whip is used again. Tamed scorpions may attack other mobs, but they do not attack mobs for you.

A scorpion egg can be acquired by using an essence of darkness on any tamed scorpion. Placing this on the ground will cause it to hatch within a couple of minutes, and it is necessary to stay near the egg in order to tame the hatched scorpion (placing it requires looking at the ground and you must be where the egg is wanted, then right-click). This will hatch a baby scorpion that can be named, just as if a scorpion with babies on its back was killed.

A tamed scorpion can be healed by feeding it raw or cooked rat.

## Variations

Scorpions come with four variants. These include: dirt scorpions (orange), frost scorpions (blue), cave scorpions (black) and Nether scorpions (red).

There is also a special type of scorpion that can be created by the player.

### Undead scorpion

An undead scorpion is a rotting-green scorpion with red eyes. They do not attack the player, unless a scroll of freedom has been used on it.

## Usage

Scorpions are quite slow mobs when being ridden, but they can make this up for their ability to climb walls. They can also be useful for climbing hills or mountains, as they are immune to fall damage.

### Riding

Once a scorpion is tamed and saddled, the player can control it with standard directional controls, jump, and the mouse. The player dismounts using the `Left Shift` key.

When riding a scorpion, the hunger bar is replaced by the scorpion's health in survival or adventure mode. It uses a slightly different heart texture than the player's health bar. A player can also use any item while riding a scorpion (this also includes interacting with blocks such as furnaces or crafting tables).

A ridden scorpion will automatically run up any one block high slope, as well as scale up solid blocks.

Scorpions are relatively fast mobs. They remain the same speed moving backwards, but are very slow when moving sideways. A ridden scorpion can also be made to jump.

 History

## Trivia

* Unlike other undead mobs, undead scorpions do not take damage from splash potions of Healing or burn in sunlight.
* There are textures for baby undead scorpions in the mod files, though they don't appear in-game.
* Tamed scorpions have a different entity ID to that of wild scorpions. Instead they are called "PetScorpion".
* It's quite common to find string in caves where baby scorpions have died from natural causes, such as suffocation. This is due to scorpions having a large hit-box.
* If a Zombie Pigman mounts a wild scorpion, the scorpion may stop chasing the player and instead wander around aimlessly, this is the Zombie Pigman is in control of the scorpion, and is also neutral towards the player. The scorpion however, will still attack you if you approach it.
* Wild scorpions with babies on their back cannot be ridden by Skeletons, Zombies, Zombie Pigman, or Silver Skeletons.

## Gallery

### Screenshots

* A tamed undead scorpion with a saddle equipped.
* A baby dirt scorpion.
* A player holding a baby scorpion.
* A zombie riding a dirt scorpion.
* An undead scorpion 'sitting'.
* A frost scorpion that spawned in an ice plains biome.
* A baby undead scorpion.
* An old scorpion model.
* An old scorpion but brown.

### Renders

* Cave
* Cave with babies
* Cave with saddle
* Dirt
* Dirt with babies
* Dirt with saddle
* Frost
* Frost with babies
* Frost with saddle
* Nether
* Nether with babies
* Nether with saddle
* Undead
* Undead with babies
* Undead with saddle

## References

1. ↑ https://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding-java-edition/minecraft-mods/1272337?comment=43787