Minecraft Bees were introduced in the 1.15 Buzzy Bees update in 2019, and the internet immediately fell in love with their surprisingly large, cubical design. Fans were quick to point out that the bees are nearly the size of a human head in-game, leading to 'Absolute Unit' memes and wholesome fan art. The meme reached a cultural peak when the Minecraft Bee became an unofficial LGBTQ+ icon, often paired with the trans pride flag due to a popular viral tweet. Today, the Minecraft Bee template is used to express pure joy, overwhelming cuteness, or to make lighthearted jokes about the game's physics and its charmingly disproportionate mobs.