Fireflies are flying passive mobs that spawn on the player's island during night time.
Spawning[]
Fireflies will naturally spawn from trees on the player's island during night time. There are 5 types of colors: yellow, green, red, blue and purple. Purple fireflies were an unobtainable item, until a player obtained some, and the developers were forced to add it into the game. Fireflies will only be able to spawn if there are trees on the player's island.
| Icons | Firefly | Spawn Chance |
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Yellow Firefly | 90% |
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Green Firefly | 6% |
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Red Firefly | 2% |
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Blue Firefly | 0.9% |
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Purple Firefly | <0.1% |
Rainbow Firefly Event[]
Every night, there's a 1.5% chance that the Rainbow Firefly Event will occur. During this event, every color of the firefly (except purple) will spawn on your island.
Usage[]
Catching[]
Fireflies can be caught with a net. When caught, the player will receive a firefly jar in their inventory. Firefly jars can be used to craft various items or be stored in a display case.
History[]
| September 6, 2020 |  Added fireflies.
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| May 21, 2021 | Fixed bug that stopped colored fireflies from spawning. |
| March 31, 2023 | Fixed bug causing fireflies to stop moving when spawned. |
Trivia[]
- Despite the name, the Rainbow Firefly Event does not spawn any rainbow fireflies.
- There is a glitch that, if the player captures another player's firefly in a firefly jar, the firefly disappears. This also applies to dropped firefly jars. So the jar's description would be "(color) firefly jar" but there is no firefly in the jar.
- The purple firefly exists in-game and is the rarest and a legitimate item. Not much is known about the purple firefly and most information about it is purely speculation and theories. It was most likely a test firefly.
- There was a glitch where colored fireflies didn't show up during night time; this was fixed in the May 21, 2021 update.
- If the player clicks a firefly light with any firefly jar, the color of the firefly light will be the color firefly the player "puts in". For example, if the player clicks a firefly light while holding a green firefly jar, it would take away one green firefly jar from the player's inventory and make the color of the firefly light green. This works for every firefly color.
- Fireflies are the smallest passive mob in the game.
- Fireflies share the same flying animation with bees.
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