Crab
Crabs are neutral mobs found on beaches which dig up items from sand, and are a source of Raw Crab and Crustacean Shell.
Crabs spawn atop sand blocks in beach biomes, in groups of 1-5.
When killed, adult crabs drop:
- 1 Raw Crab
- 1–3 Exp when killed by a player or tamed wolf.
- 1 Crustacean Shell (10% chance)
Like other baby animals, killing a baby crab yields no experience
Crabs drop any item they have dug up or picked up and are still holding.
If a crab is killed while holding a totem of undying, then the crab consumes the totem and revives itself instead of dropping the totem.
Crabs in water can step up a full block. Occasionally, if underwater, they will release bubble particles from their mouth. This does not alter their oxygen level, as crabs can breathe underwater.
As they are arthropods, Crabs are affected by the Bane of Arthropods enchantment.
Crabs are neutral, retaliating when hurt, but only once. While they normally deal 1 damage, this is overridden by held equipment (such as when holding a sword).
Crabs can be bred using Clownfish, making one of the crabs pregnant, similar to Turtles. The pregnant Crab then searches for a nearby Water Block, where it will then spawn the baby crab. The baby's color is random.
Crabs begin to dance if a music disc is inserted into a nearby jukebox, bobbing and spawning block particles. This is a reference to the Crab Rave meme.
They will only dance if they are within 3 blocks of the Jukebox when the music disc is added, and will stop if they wander out of this range.
Main page: Crab Offering
Adult Crabs have a 1⁄1000 chance per tick to dig for an item when atop valid blocks. Digging takes 3 seconds, giving them a random item from the chart, or removes the held item if they already have one.
If they have no item and wander atop a nonvalid block mid-animation, the digging is canceled. If a nearby player is holding a fish, they will not remove their held item by digging.
Crabs holding an item will take and consume fish, either picking up dropped fish item or by a player using fish on them. After holding the fish for 3 seconds, they will come it and have a 50% chance to make them drop their held item. Consuming the fish restores as much of the crab's health as it would restore hunger points when eaten by the player.
If a player uses a fish a crab that has no held item, it will still take and eat the fish.
| Version | Changes |
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| 1.0.0 |
 Added Crabs. |
| 1.1.0 |
Overhauled Crabs. Tweaked the angle of the claws. Added 5 new variants depending on biome. Crabs now spawn in all vanilla Beaches. Crabs can be bred, and will deposit babies into water. Crabs now drop 0-1 Raw Crab and a 10% chance of a Crustacean Shell. Crabs raise their claws when angry. Crabs ambiently release bubbles when underwater. Crab Digging now gives items from separate loot tables depending on the dug block. Crabs no longer dig to remove an item if a nearby player is holding fish. |
| 1.1.2 | Crabs now have equal path finding preference between land and water. |
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| The crab model and texture, prior to version 1.1.0. |