Bat

Bat
Type	Passive
Health
Drops	None
First Appearance	Update 0.11.0

Bats are Passive Mobs that were added in Update 0.11.0.

Spawning

Bats spawn anywhere at a light level of 4 or less on opaque Blocks below Layer 63.

Behavior

During the day, Bats will hang onto Blocks and 'sleep'. They will, however, start flying if the Player approaches them. Bats cannot hang onto transparent or non-solid Blocks, such as Glass.

Trivia

• Although they are Passive Mobs, they despawn after the Player moves too far away from them.
  • This is because they are coded as Hostile Mobs.
• Bats don't recognize Lava as an obstruction, so they can easily fly into it, catch Fire and die.
• They can be very hard to kill as their hit-box is smaller than a Block and they can fly in all directions.
• The mobs which can fly include (listed in order of addition to Minecraft): Bats, Ghasts, Blazes, Withers, Ender Dragons, Vexes, and Parrots.
• They are the second weakest and smallest Mob in the game, after the Chicken.
• The Bat is one of three passive Mobs in the game to not drop a single Item (not even Experience), the other two Mobs being the Villager, and the Ocelot.
• Easter Egg: Between October 20 and November 4 (around Halloween), Bats spawn anywhere in a light level of 7 or less, instead of a light level of 4 or less.