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Replace baby Bees with bee Larvae

(For the bees in the 19w34a 1.15 Java snapshot)

For the unaware, this is what bee larvae look like:

 

Appearance: In Minecraft they'd just be bumpy little wiggling rectangles. Their size would still be comparatively huge though, as adult bees are currently. Something like a silverfish but slower and fatter.

 

Beehavior: Being so different, they'd need separate AI from their adult counterparts. I imagine that they'd just stay around a very small perimeter of the hive, not doing much else. They could retreat into the nest at night or when it rains, but certainly wouldn't be flying, pollinating, or stinging. 

 

Why: Not to make Minecraft more realistic, but more varied. Realism is that last thing these giant cubey bees need; I just think better representing a completely different kind of animal's life-cycle would be much more interesting and perhaps even educational. How many people know bees start as larva and pupate compared to something more obvious like butterflies? 

For example, if butterflies or frogs were ever added, I'd certainly hope they'd have caterpillars and tadpoles respectively. It's not making things more mundane by making it "realistic;" in this case I think it's more fun, even if they wouldn't be as cute.

 

Other ideas: It would be interesting to give honey a self-fulfilling purpose by having larvae eat it once nests/hives are full, progressing their growth stage. Just a thought. 

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    New creature.

    Moved to proper category.

    Thanks for your contribution.

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    great idea

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    Nonononono please that will be scary.

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    I hope this is added. I love insects and found it odd that there are just baby bees like that.

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    Bleughh.

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    I think it is a good idea

     

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    It would also be cool to replace the size of the adult bee with the current size of the baby bee
    

    

    

    

    

     
    

    

    

    

    
                                        
    
                                    
    
                            
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    i don't know about the part where they stay around the outside of the nest, in real life they are inside the nest
    

    maybe there would be a brood comb item, this would function both as a baby bee since it has larvae in it, and as a royal jelly resource, sort of like how the honeycomb item is treated as wax and used to wax copper
    

    this could be expanded into a beekeeping mechanic where you maintain the hive and defend it from external factors, with rewards
    
                                        
    
                                    
    
                            
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