In the popular sandbox video game Minecraft, frogs were added as a new mob in the 1.17 Caves & Cliffs update. These new creatures spawn in the lush caves and swamps, and players can catch them using a bucket, similar to fish.
When players encounter a frog in Minecraft, they will notice that they behave differently from other passive mobs like cows or pigs. Frogs are skittish creatures that will hop away from players if approached too quickly, and they will also react to nearby sounds and vibrations, such as jumping or walking.
Frogs in Minecraft have two primary uses for players. The first is as a source of food. Players can cook a raw frog leg in a furnace to create a cooked frog leg, which restores 3 hunger points (or 1.5 hunger bars) when eaten. This makes it a decent source of food early in the game, especially for players who have not yet established a farm or found other sources of food.
The second use of frogs in Minecraft is for breeding axolotls. Axolotls are a rare and valuable mob that are also found in the 1.17 update. Players can use buckets of water to transport axolotls and breed them, but they require a live tropical fish to initiate breeding. Frogs can be used as an alternative to tropical fish, making them a useful addition to a player’s collection.
It’s worth noting that, unlike many other mobs in Minecraft, frogs do not drop any items when killed. They also do not have any unique behaviors or interactions with the environment, other than their skittishness and breeding ability. However, their inclusion in the game adds an additional layer of realism and immersion to the Minecraft world, making it feel even more like a living, breathing ecosystem.
