Giant isopod

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Artwork of Giant Isopod
Real-world info
Name: Bathynomus giganteus
Family: Cirolanidae
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 ダイオウグソクムシ
 大王具足虫
 Bathynome géant
 Isópodo gigante
 Isopode gigante
 Гигантская изопода
 자이언트 이소포드
 大王具足蟲
 Isopode géant
 Isópodo gigante
 Riesenassel
 Reuzenpissebed

The Giant Isopod[nb 1] is a sea creature (fish in Pocket Camp) in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

While initially absent from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the Giant Isopod was added in the 1.3.0 Free Summer Update.

Catch details

In New Leaf

#30

Giant isopod
"Blech! I caught a giant isopod! That's a horror if ever one existed!"

Time of year Unknown
Time of day All year: All day
Peak times
Shadow size Medium
Shadow movement Uniform
Sea creature size 30 cm
Selling price  9,000 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Pocket Camp

#66

Giant isopod

Event availability Fishing Tourney: Dance
Location Saltwater Shores
Shadow size Sparkling
Fish size 34.9 cm - 51.2 cm
Rarity ★★★
Catch rate Event only.
Selling price  N/A Bells
Request reward  N/A Bells


In New Horizons

#35

Giant isopod
"GAAAAH! I got a giant isopod! It's the crustodian of the sea."

Time of year North: Jul – Oct
South: Jan – Apr
Time of day 9 AM – 4 PM; 9 PM – 4 AM
Shadow size Medium
Shadow movement Very fast
Spawn requirement Catch 80 total sea creatures
Selling price  12,000 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


Donating to the museum

In New Leaf

After the Giant Isopod is donated to the museum, it can be found in the small tank in the middle in the first room of the sea exhibit.

"Giant isopods are related to the pill bugs, and they can grow up to 20 inches long. They are scary looking but still come across as humorous for some odd reason. Despite their roly-poly builds, they are surprisingly fast swimmers, making them rather agile. They have big appetites, gaining the title 'sea cleaners' mostly because they eat dead fish on the sea floor."

In New Horizons

When donating to the museum, Blathers will say the following:

"Growing up to neatly 20 inches, the sea-dwelling giant isopod is the world's largest cousin of the pill bug. Twenty inches?! Twenty times as revolting, I say! Making matters worse for those of us who find the pill bug repulsive rather than "cute"... The giant isopod can swim shockingly fast and is known for its voracious appetite. In fact, it's most happy when dining on the carcasses of animals that have sunk to the bottom of the sea! This behavior has earned it a nickname..."the vacuum cleaner of the deep." Why must nature play such awful pranks on me?"

Gallery

Names in other languages

Japanese ダイオウグソクムシ
daiō-gusokumushi
Giant isopod (lit. "Great king armour bug")

Korean 자이언트 이소포드
jaieonteu isopodeu
From English name

Simplified Chinese 大王具足虫
dàwáng jùzúchóng
From Japanese name

Traditional Chinese 大王具足蟲
Unknown

Russian Гигантская изопода
Gigantskaya izopoda
Giant isopod

Dutch Reuzenpissebed Giant isopod

German Riesenassel Giant isopod

European Spanish Isópodo gigante Giant isopod

European French Bathynome géant Translation of scientific name

Quebec French Isopode géant Giant isopod

Italian Isopode gigante Giant isopod

Notes

  1. Japanese: ダイオウグソクムシ Hepburn: Daiōgusokumushi