Sian — Arthropod Collection Mod

Sian brings 21 hand-animated, real-world arthropods into Minecraft — scorpions, tarantulas, stag beetles, rhinoceros beetles, mantises, hornets, bees, ants, butterflies, ladybugs, and grasshoppers — and lets you hunt them, harvest their body parts, and craft a full set of themed weapons, armor, and wings.

Requires NeoForge 1.21.1 and GeckoLib 4.7.6+.

What you'll encounter

Every bug is a real species with its own model, animation, and behavior. They're spread across biomes and split between day and night, so the world feels alive:

Deserts & badlands — the Deathstalker, a tiny, lightning-fast scorpion whose bite inflicts Deadly Venom (5 hearts/second — it will kill you).
Jungles — Asian Forest Scorpions, and the towering Hercules Beetle, the tankiest creature in the mod at 25 hearts.
Forests at night — three stag beetles that launch into the air and glide away when you hurt them.
Plains by day — mantises that hit like a truck, grasshoppers that leap 5 blocks straight up, harmless butterflies, and the deadly Asian Giant Hornet, which actively hunts you down.
Tarantulas across every warm biome — they bite with poison and reflect damage back at you like living Thorns armor.

Hunt, harvest, and craft

Killing bugs drops body-part materials you turn into gear:

Mantis Foreleg Sword — 10 attack damage, the strongest blade in the mod.
Hornet Stinger Sword — inflicts lethal Deadly Venom on hit.
Hornet Head Helmet — grants +5 attack damage while worn.
Grasshopper armor set — the boots give you permanent Jump Boost III.
Insect Wings — worn in the chest slot, they grant creative-style flight. Crafted from butterfly wings and ladybug elytra.
Healing Honey — always edible, instantly restores your health to full.

A unique enchanting twist

Skip the enchanting table. Combine gear with bug materials on an anvil:

Tarantula Hair + any armor → Thorns III (max level).
Fire Ant Acid + any tool, weapon, or armor → Mending + Unbreaking III.

Each costs just 1 XP level and 1 material — a fresh, survival-friendly way to power up your gear.

Fully localized

Ships with complete English and Korean (한국어) translations.