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I'm in the middle of studying right now, but I figured I'd clear out my Sta.sh again. This was an idea I actually made a while ago. We have spiders that grow to waist-height and rat-sized silverfish, so what about other giant insects? Besides, I'd like to see a tameable flying mob.
I made two different color schemes for this guy, but I'm having a hard time choosing which one to suggest for vanilla. Though admittedly, I think the blue one looks better to some degree.

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Dragonfly
Alignment: Neutral
Health: 16 (8x )
Damage: 2 (easy), 2 (normal), 3 (hard)
Spawn: Swamp biome (common); anywhere with a light level of 8 or more and within 100 blocks of water (rare).
Drops: 0-1 Raw Abdomen, 0-2 Bug Wings (if killed by player)
Experience: 5

Imagine a dragonfly the size of a bird of prey. Now, imagine getting such a creature to fight all those annoying spiders for you! Good news - now you can do exactly that, provided you actually kill a spider or two first. Basically, dragonflies are aerial killers that attack from above, devouring prey on the wing. Chickens, bats, silverfish, and spiders are fair game to them... especially spiders. The Dragonfly is the Spider's arch-nemesis, and one of its advantages is that it can hover just out of reach of the Spider's pounce. When flying normally, it hovers briefly in one spot then quickly darts to the next, making a distinct humming sound as it flies; when attacking anything, be it an appetizing meal or someone foolish enough to poke it with a stick, the bug will hover briefly then dart in to bite before whizzing back out of harm's way.
So, how do you tame a dragonfly? The secret is to recognize their favorite foods - though they attack most small, wriggling things, their rivalry with spiders means they ADORE Spider Eyes, and like a wolf with bones, you can tame a dragonfly with spider eyes (raw, NOT fermented). Once tamed, they can be healed with any sort of meat, and their wings can also be dyed like wolf collars; when ordered to "stay" they rest on the block they're directly under, but when active they will fly about randomly, no further than 100 blocks from your location. If something tries to hurt you, they'll fly straight at the aggressor and, well, dive-bomb it to death.
Spider Eyes are also the requirement for breeding dragonflies - but you'll also need a body of water nearby to do this. The dragonfly pair will immediately head off to the nearest pond and deposit a nymph - a "baby" version of the adult without wings. The baby will remain in the pond for a day or two until it grows its wings and takes to the sky.

Minecraft (c) Mojang

Description
I'm in the middle of studying right now, but I figured I'd clear out my Sta.sh again. This was an idea I actually made a while ago. We have spiders that grow to waist-height and rat-sized silverfish, so what about other giant insects? Besides, I'd like to see a tameable flying mob.
I made two different color schemes for this guy, but I'm having a hard time choosing which one to suggest for vanilla. Though admittedly, I think the blue one looks better to some degree.

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Dragonfly
Alignment: Neutral
Health: 16 (8x )
Damage: 2 (easy), 2 (normal), 3 (hard)
Spawn: Swamp biome (common); anywhere with a light level of 8 or more and within 100 blocks of water (rare).
Drops: 0-1 Raw Abdomen, 0-2 Bug Wings (if killed by player)
Experience: 5

Imagine a dragonfly the size of a bird of prey. Now, imagine getting such a creature to fight all those annoying spiders for you! Good news - now you can do exactly that, provided you actually kill a spider or two first. Basically, dragonflies are aerial killers that attack from above, devouring prey on the wing. Chickens, bats, silverfish, and spiders are fair game to them... especially spiders. The Dragonfly is the Spider's arch-nemesis, and one of its advantages is that it can hover just out of reach of the Spider's pounce. When flying normally, it hovers briefly in one spot then quickly darts to the next, making a distinct humming sound as it flies; when attacking anything, be it an appetizing meal or someone foolish enough to poke it with a stick, the bug will hover briefly then dart in to bite before whizzing back out of harm's way.
So, how do you tame a dragonfly? The secret is to recognize their favorite foods - though they attack most small, wriggling things, their rivalry with spiders means they ADORE Spider Eyes, and like a wolf with bones, you can tame a dragonfly with spider eyes (raw, NOT fermented). Once tamed, they can be healed with any sort of meat, and their wings can also be dyed like wolf collars; when ordered to "stay" they rest on the block they're directly under, but when active they will fly about randomly, no further than 100 blocks from your location. If something tries to hurt you, they'll fly straight at the aggressor and, well, dive-bomb it to death.
Spider Eyes are also the requirement for breeding dragonflies - but you'll also need a body of water nearby to do this. The dragonfly pair will immediately head off to the nearest pond and deposit a nymph - a "baby" version of the adult without wings. The baby will remain in the pond for a day or two until it grows its wings and takes to the sky.

Minecraft (c) Mojang