Dragonflies

  

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Dragonflies

Statistics

Type	Critter
Environment	Surface
AI Type	Dragonfly AI
Damage	0
Max Life	5
Defense	0
KB Resist	0%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 595–601

Dragonflies are small, rare critters that can be found near large bodies of water which have sufficient amounts of cattails on the surface of the water, during the day when it is not raining, and there is low wind speed. When approached, they will fly a short distance up and away from the player.

Dragonflies spawn in air within a small radius of cattails. Desert cattails spawn the Black, Orange and Yellow variants, whereas Forest cattails spawn the Blue, Green and Red variants. Unlike many critters, dragonflies are capable of spawning on screen.^Verify

Dragonflies have only 5 health and no defense, and can be damaged by other enemies and players.

Dragonflies can be caught with any Bug Net to be carried around in the inventory and released later, or crafted into animated decorative furniture (Dragonfly Jars). Once crafted, the Dragonflies cannot be released again.

Dragonflies can be spawned by the Dragonfly 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.

There is a 0.25*1/400 (0.25%) chance for a Gold Dragonfly to spawn in place of an ordinary one.

Types

Dragonfly		Rarity	Sell	Bait Power	NPC ID	Notes
	Gold Dragonfly Internal Item ID: 4340	03*	10	50%	601	0.25*1/400 (0.25%) chance to replace another dragonfly.
	Black Dragonfly Internal Item ID: 4334	01*	10	20%	595	Only spawns in Desert.
	Blue Dragonfly Internal Item ID: 4335	01*	10	20%	596	Only spawns in Forest.
	Green Dragonfly Internal Item ID: 4336	01*	10	20%	597	Only spawns in Forest.
	Orange Dragonfly Internal Item ID: 4337	01*	10	20%	598	Only spawns in Desert.
	Red Dragonfly Internal Item ID: 4338	01*	10	20%	599	Only spawns in Forest.
	Yellow Dragonfly Internal Item ID: 4339	01*	10	20%	600	Only spawns in Desert.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Black Dragonfly Jar	Black Dragonfly Bottle	By Hand
Blue Dragonfly Jar	Blue Dragonfly Bottle
Gold Dragonfly Jar	Gold Dragonfly Bottle
Green Dragonfly Jar	Green Dragonfly Bottle
Orange Dragonfly Jar	Orange Dragonfly Bottle
Red Dragonfly Jar	Red Dragonfly Bottle
Yellow Dragonfly Jar	Yellow Dragonfly Bottle
Golden Delight	Gold Dragonfly	Cooking Pot or Cauldron
Dragonfly Statue	Stone Block50 Any Dragonfly5	Heavy Work Bench and Ecto Mist

Notes

• Dragonflies can build up their speed over time and easily outstrip players, even those with Hermes Boots or its various tinkers.
  • The speed they can build up is immense, up to 83 mph.
• If there is air space underneath a submerged cattail, it is possible for the dragonfly to spawn in said air space. The type of dragonfly spawned is determined by the type of cattail.

Tips

• If looking to farm dragonflies, it is advised to make space for more cattails to grow, since the critter appears to spawn directly from the cattail itself.
• Due to the immense speed the dragonflies can build up, the player should leave themselves some space to accelerate before attempting to catch a dragonfly.

Trivia

• The Bestiary entry for the dragonflies: "A swift-flying insect which hunts mosquitoes. Comes in a variety of colors. Fish are somewhat attracted to these."

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.4.0.5.4.1: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.4.0.5.5: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Introduced.