An Ant

This article documents an April Fools' joke.

This feature was exclusively part of a joke version and is not currently planned for addition to regular Minecraft.
It is documented here on the wiki due to being officially-released content by Mojang Studios, even if not present in a final version.

An ant is a joke block introduced in Java Edition 20w14∞ that moves around when placed on top of black or white concrete.

Obtaining

An ant cannot be obtained as an item even by using the /give command. An ant can be placed using commands such as /fill or /setblock, and naturally generates in the "ant" dimension. It cannot be destroyed by tools or explosions.

Natural generation

One ant block naturally generates in the "ant" dimension, where it begins moving immediately.

One ant block naturally generates in the "skygrid" dimension, however it does not move

Usage

An ant simulates Langton's ant. If placed on top of black or white concrete, it will move in a deterministic pattern, turning the concrete underneath it into its other variation. The ant block is the Turing machine mentioned in the update's changelog.

If two ant blocks collide, they will merge into one. It cannot be pushed by pistons, and is blast resistant, and can remove bedrock.

Sounds

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.wet_grass.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	0.8	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.wet_grass.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	0.8	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.wet_grass.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.wet_grass.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.wet_grass.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16