Underground Jungle

See also: Jungle and Guide:Surviving in the Jungle

A Jungle and an Underground Jungle on a large map.

The Underground Jungle is a dense network of small caverns, composed primarily of Mud, pools of Water, Thorny Bushes, and Beehives. It is located below the Surface of the Jungle biome and extends through to the Cavern layer.

The Underground Jungle always contains the Jungle Temple and 3 to 7 Bee Hives (depending on world size).

Common treasure rooms are Jungle Shrines, Underground Cabins, and Living Mahogany Trees.

In Hardmode, all enemies have a chance of dropping a Jungle Key () / Jungle Key Mold ().

Furthermore, the Underground Jungle undergoes several minor changes throughout the course of Hardmode:

• Upon entering Hardmode, it becomes prone to being converted by the Evil Biome and starts spawning Chlorophyte Ore and Life Fruit.
• After defeating one mechanical boss, Life Fruit begin spawning / spawn at a faster rate.
• Once all three mechanical bosses have been defeated, Plantera's Bulbs begin spawning.

Contents

Characters

Pre-Hardmode:

• ​Hornet
  (multiple variants)
• ​Dragon Hornet
• ​Man Eater
• ​Jungle Bat
• ​Spiked Jungle Slime
• ​Piranha
• ​Lac Beetle
  (uncommon)
• ​Doctor Bones
  (rare, night)
• ​Queen Bee
  (boss)

Critters:

• ​Grubby
• ​Sluggy
• ​Buggy

In Hardmode:

• ​Jungle Creeper
• ​Moth
  (rare)
• ​Moss Hornet
• ​Angry Trapper
• ​Arapaima
• ​Giant Tortoise
• ​Plantera
  (boss)

Unique Treasures

From Ivy Chests and Jungle/Bramble Crates:

• ​Anklet of the Wind
• ​Feral Claws
• ​Staff of Regrowth
• ​Fiberglass Fishing Pole
• ​Boomstick
• ​Honey Dispenser
• ​Flower Boots
• ​Seaweed
  (rare)

Unique Drops

From Jungle Bat:

• ​Depth Meter
• ​Bat Bat

From Dr. Bones:

• ​Archaeologist's Hat

From Hornet and Man Eater:

• ​Ancient Cobalt armor

From any enemy in Hardmode:

• ​Jungle Key
  (1/2500 chance, only on )
• ​Jungle Key Mold
  (1/2500 chance)

From any enemy after a Mechanical Boss has been defeated:

• ​Yelets
  (1/200 chance)

From Hornet and Spiked Jungle Slime:

• ​Stinger

From Man Eater:

• ​Vine
• ​Man Eater Kite
  (on Windy Days)

From Lac Beetle:

• ​Violet Husk

From Hornet and Moss Hornet:

• ​Bezoar
  (rare)

From Angry Trappers:

• ​Uzi
• ​Angry Trapper Kite
  (on Windy Days)

From Man Eater and Angry Trapper:

• ​Coffee

From Moth:

• ​Butterfly Dust

From Moss Hornet:

• ​Tattered Bee Wing

From Giant Tortoise:

• ​Turtle Shell

From Piranha and Angler Fish:

• ​Robot Hat

From Angler Fish:

• ​Adhesive Bandage

From Plantera:

• ​Temple Key
  (Always dropped)
• ​Pygmy Staff
• ​Grenade Launcher
  (Dropped with 50-149 Rockets I)
• ​Venus Magnum
• ​Nettle Burst
• ​Leaf Blower
• ​Flower Pow
• ​Wasp Gun
• ​Seedler
• ​Thorn Hook
• ​The Axe
  (rare)
• ​Seedling
• ​Zapinator
• ​Plantera Mask
• ​Plantera Trophy
• ​Treasure Bag
  (Drops the Spore Sac in Expert Mode)
• ​Plantera Seedling
  (Dropped rarely in Master Mode)
• ​Plantera Relic
  (Dropped in Master Mode)

From vegetation:

• ​Jungle Spores
• ​Jungle Rose
• ​Jungle Grass Seeds
• ​Nature's Gift
• ​Moonglow
• ​Rich Mahogany
• ​Sky Blue Flower
• ​Life Fruit
  (After killing a mechanical boss)

From fishing:

• ​Neon Tetra
• ​Variegated Lardfish
• ​Jungle Crate
• ​Bramble Crate
  (Hardmode only)

Music

• ​Underground Jungle
• ​Jungle
• ​Jungle (Otherworldly)

Location

The Underground Jungle can be found directly underneath the surface Jungle biome. It starts around the middle of the Underground layer, at these depths:

Map size	Min Start Depth	Average Start Depth	Max Start Depth
Small	60 ft	240 ft	420 ft
Medium	90 ft	360 ft	630 ft
Large	120 ft	480 ft	840 ft

Gallery

Backgrounds

This content is transcluded from Biome backgrounds § Underground Jungle (Underground layer).

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  Small vines growing on a dirt background

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  Large leaves growing from rocks

Underground Jungle (Cavern)

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  Rocky wall with small vines spread across

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  Smooth stone wall with leaves growing from it

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Added a new music track for the Underground Jungle.

• Desktop 1.3.1:
  • Beehive background objects now spawn which, when hit, will fall to the ground spawning bee enemies.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Honey and Honey Blocks spawn naturally in small amounts in the vicinity of a Bee Hive.
  • Living Mahogany Trees are now generated in the Underground Jungle.

• Desktop 1.2.4:
  • Added Variegated Lardfish (used in Summoning Potion).

• Desktop 1.2:
  • Added bosses Queen Bee and Hardmode Plantera and Golem.
  • Added Bee Hive and Jungle Temple (accessible after defeating Plantera).
  • Added Life Fruit (Hardmode), each permanently increases the player's health capacity by 5.
  • Added drops Bezoar and Hardmode Adhesive Bandage.
  • Hornets and Man Eaters can now drop Ancient Cobalt armor pieces.
  • Added Lac Beetle (Violet Husk), Spiked Jungle Slime, and Hardmode Jungle Creeper, Moss Hornet (Tattered Bee Wing), and Moth (Butterfly Dust).
  • Added Rich Mahogany, Sky Blue Flower, and Hardmode Angry Trapper (Uzi), Arapaima, and Giant Tortoise (Turtle Shell) to Jungle and Underground Jungle.

• Desktop 1.0.6:
  • More gems spawn in the Underground Jungle.
  • Thorny Bushes growing from Jungle grass are now destroyed on contact with the player.
  • Underground Jungle now has Mud Background to avoid spawning Underground/Cavern layer enemies.
  • Added Jungle Spores.

• Desktop 1.0.5:
  • Now has a unique track that plays both in the Underground Jungle and surface Jungle.
  • Hornets and Man Eaters no longer drop Jungle armor.
  • Doctor Bones now exclusive to Jungle and Underground Jungle.
  • Added Moonglow to Jungle and Underground Jungle.

• Desktop 1.0.4:
  • Now found directly under the surface Jungle biome.
  • Jungle plants now grow underwater.
  • Added Jungle Bat and Piranha to Jungle and Underground Jungle.

• Desktop 1.0.3: Hornets and Man Eaters can now drop Jungle armor pieces instead of Cobalt armor (same stats, re-named armor).

• Desktop-Release: Introduced with Jungle Shrines, Jungle Grass Seeds, Jungle Rose, Hornet (Stinger), Man Eater (Vine) (both dropped original Cobalt armor).