Buggy

Type	Critter
Environment	Jungle
AI Type	Passive Worm AI
Damage	0
Max Life	5
Defense	0
KB Resist	0%
Hurt
Killed

Type	BaitCrafting material
Bait Power	40%
Consumable	✔️
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity
Sell	10 SC
Research	5 required

Desktop/Console/Mobile-Only Content: This information applies only to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.

Buggy is one of three critters that occasionally spawn in the Jungle or Underground Jungle biome when a player breaks a plant, the others being Sluggy (more common) and Grubby (most common). Buggy is the rarest of the three. Buggy has only 5 health and no defense, and can be damaged by other enemies and players.

Buggy can be caught with any Bug Net to be carried around in the inventory and released later, or crafted into animated decorative furniture (Buggy Cage). Once crafted, Buggy cannot be released again, unless the furniture item is de-crafted via Shimmer(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions).

Buggy can be used as bait for fishing, with 40% bait power.

Buggy can be spawned by the Buggy Statue, however statue-spawned critters cannot be caught with any Bug Net, and will disappear in a puff of smoke when the player attempts to do so.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Buggy Cage(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Terrarium Buggy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	By Hand
Grub Soup(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Grubby(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Sluggy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Buggy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Cooking Pot or Cauldron
Buggy Statue(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Stone Block50 Any Jungle Bug(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)5	Heavy Work Bench(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions) and Ecto Mist(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Notes

Vegetation/objects qualifying for Jungle bugs spawns

Short Jungle plants (including Jungle Rose, Jungle Spores, and Nature's Gift; tile ID 61)

Tall Jungle plants (tile ID 74)

Jungle vines (tile ID 62)

Large Jungle plants (tile ID 233)

The chance for a Jungle bug (Grubby, Sluggy, and Buggy) to spawn per destroyed tile is 1/80 (1.25%) when destroying short Jungle plants (including Jungle Rose, Jungle Spores, and Nature's Gift), 1/40 (2.5%) when destroying tall Jungle plants, 1/250 (0.4%) when destroying Jungle vines, and 1/10 (10%) when destroying large Jungle plants. It can only spawn if there are no more than a total of 7 other Jungle bugs currently nearby.^[1]
- When a Jungle bug spawns in this way, it has a 2/3 (66.67%) chance to be a Grubby, 1/4 (25%) chance to be a Sluggy, and 1/12 (8.33%) chance to be a Buggy.