Fireflies

• Mob
• Item

Fireflies
Movement
Walking Speed	Stationary
Traits
Special Ability	Emits light
Loot	()
Code
"fireflies"

Fireflies
Properties
	Never spoils
Stacks up to	40
Perk
Can be released to emit light
Sources
Dropped by	()
Code
"fireflies"

“If only I could catch them!”

–Wilson

“I wish they didn't run away!”

–Willow

“Sparkly!”

–Wolfgang

“A tiny brightness in the dark.”

–Wendy

“BIOLUMINESCENT INSECTS”

–WX-78

“They disperse when I approach.”

–Wickerbottom

“Reminds me of Algonquin park.”

–Woodie

“How pretty.”

–Maxwell

“Tiny fairy lights aglöw!”

–Wigfrid

“Elusive little buggies.”

–Webber

“My kind of insects.”

–Walani

“A dash of glow.”

–Warly

“Tiny constellations. No good for navigation.”

–Woodlegs

Fireflies are passive light-producing Mobs that appear at night in Forest and Grassland Biomes and all the time in Caves, mainly in Mushtree Forests. They are used to make the Miner Hat and Pumpkin Lantern. Fireflies can also be used to refuel Miner Hats and Lanterns by 39%.

Fireflies can be captured with a Bug Net by pressing the Spacebar when nearby. Because they do not respawn, they are considered a finite resource.

Standing in Firefly light resets the timer in which Charlie will attack during the night, though the light from Fireflies will disappear until the player leaves their vicinity. If the player does not have a source of fire, that player may "firefly hop" between three or four groups of Fireflies for survival during the night. This can still be dangerous, as Sanity will drop significantly.

Releasing Fireflies near a Fire Pit or other key locations in one's base camp might come in handy, as glowing light will indicate their positions in total darkness of the night.

Fireflies on the ground will take up space, so the player is unable to build in that spot unless they are caught.

Downloadable Content

In the Reign of Giants DLC (RoG), Fireflies are found abundantly in Deciduous Forest Biomes, making it one of their natural habitats.

In the Shipwrecked DLC (SW), Fireflies are found in Jungle Biomes and do not appear during Hurricane Season. Fireflies can also be used to craft the Boat Lantern. Fireflies are renewable as a prize at the Slot Machine.

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 Trivia

• Despite Maxwell's quote when examining the Miner Hat ("Eventually the Firefly will starve"), Fireflies are one of the few creatures that don't starve in the inventory.
  • This is probably a reference to how every item crafted from Fireflies has limited durability.
• Before mid-June 2014, Fireflies were included in the drop table for Tumbleweed.

• If the player desperately needs to refuel a Bottle Lantern in SW, it is recommended to use Fireflies instead of Bioluminesence. This is because Bioluminesence is not renewable, while Fireflies are through the Slot Machine.
  • Fireflies are also renewable by hopping base game/RoG worlds using the Wooden Thing.

  Bugs

• Fireflies can be caught during the daytime, they only become invisible but remain present at the same place. The player can wield a Net, then press the action button when close enough to their location. Unless there is a closer object that can be interacted with, Fireflies will be caught even if they are not visible.

Gallery

Fireflies at night while it is snowing.

Lower-left: 1 Firefly. Upper-left: 40 Fireflies dropped individually. Right: 40 Fireflies dropped by breaking a Chest.

Fireflies placed around a base camp to indicate features.

Fireflies inside a Mini Glacier

References

• DS
• RoG
• SW
• Ham
• DST
• All