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A new mob suggestion for Minecraft - Cyclocosmia!

Cyclocosmia - that is a magnificent spider with ancient history and really interesting way of protecting itself. To be short and simple: it has an abrupt and chitin hardened butt, that it uses to clog up the hole it hides in when threatened. And I absolutely recommend you to look up the pics of the spider because the ornament on its butt makes it really unique. 

This spider can be a neutral or an aggressive mob, that clogs up the hole where it hides with his butt, that mimics the shape of blocks (he can be found on the excavation sites, for example, a certain type of mini-boss or just a mob to kill before digging up goodies). Stepping on the blocks it hides under triggers the spider. If it is neutral - it hits you once and then goes back to its hall waiting for prey (all edible mobs). If aggressive or a mini-boss – triggering it makes it attack you.

I know, we have spiders and silverfish that can hide inside of blocks, but this mob can have a unique touch to it! When you attack it, the block, that it used as a disguise, drops on a first hit revealing its beautiful chitin behind. After killing the spider you have a chance of getting its "behind" as a drop, that can be used to craft a shield with a unique passive enchantment (like with the Turtle Shell) and shape.

For the enchantment - you can hide underground for some time with your shield up, mimicking the block you were standing on. Hiding effects durability.

The shield could be square-shaped and with unique 3D ornament.

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    Love the idea, but I would call them by their other name, Trapdoor Spiders

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    Craznag, that is a very good idea! This name fits the game aesthetics nicely. Thank you for your suggestion!

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    I have another simple addition to my suggestion. With the second name of the spider being revealed - Trapdoor Spider - the animation for hiding can resemble closing and opening of a trapdoor. I guess, it could be hard to pull out with my idea of having a block being stuck to your shield, so I have a solution. Your shield (so is the behind of the spider) can just mimic the texture of a block you are on. And when you or the spider hide under or jumps out the ground, the sound of a closing\opening trapdoor could play.

    It could be a fun addition to spice the gameplay up a bit - making you scared of trapdoor sounds. Imagine walking around your world and hearing the unexpected opening sound of a trapdoor in the middle of the woods or by your excavation site... Jesus...

    And in addition to the mimicking - if you don't want the shield to be too OP, you can make that the unique texture of the shield would still be active with the camouflage mod on. But a loud sound of an opening\closing trapdoor is a hard nerf by itself, so for smart multiplayer players, the sound would be enough to know, that another player is near them.

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    It might be more balanced, if hiding would affect your oxygen levels. You should hold breath to be able to stay underground, plus adding a cool down for the ability to make it harder to spam it also would be handy.