| Hornet | |
|---|---|
 A screenshot of an attacking Hornet | |
| Description | |
| Removed: Alpha 16 | |
| Category | Animal |
| Type | Hostile%Hostile NPCs |
| Entity-ID | 18 |
| Drops | Jar of Honey |
| Location | Map Wide |
| Combat
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| Block Damage | N/A |
A Hornet is a hostile type of Animal in the game. They can typically be found in wastelands or ruined cities.
They will emit very loud 'buzzing' sounds when nearby a player. Hornets move slowly, tending to fly high over streets, only occasionally swooping down to attack unwary players. Hornets also drop 2X honey when killed in the air.
Combat[ | ]
Hornets attack with straight-forward dive bombs and slow, circular strafing maneuvers close to the player, making it simple to line up a shot or to eliminate them with a melee weapon.
They have a tendency to charge in on players distracted with looting containers or bodies, taking advantage and attacking from behind. Keeping alert for close buzzing noises is a good way to avoid being caught off-guard.
Hornets will typically spawn around large zombie hordes in wastelands or cities. They can also spawn with 7 Day hordes, although this is uncommon.
Loot[ | ]
Hornets will almost always drop Jars of Honey upon death.
If a Hornet is killed with a Hunting Knife a player will loot three additional Honey Jars.
Notes[ | ]
- Prior to Alpha 13, Hornets used to reside in hives inside derelict houses located in the Burnt Forest biome.
- Hornets have not yet been removed from the console version of 7 Days to Die.