Rice grasshopper

The rice grasshopper is a bug in the. The rice grasshopper first appeared in and has appeared in all subsequent games. It is distinguishable from the grasshopper by the rattling noise that it makes.

In the games that the rice grasshopper appears in, it is an uncommon bug that the player can encounter, and can be found on the ground, occasionally hopping. In, it can be caught from late summer to fall.

Donating to the museum
As with all bugs in the Animal Crossing series, rice grasshoppers can be donated to the museum and information about it can be found in the bug exhibit.

In
Upon donation to the museum, the rice grasshopper can be found on the right side of the first room of the insect section of the museum.

Real-world information
The Oxya yezoensis is a pest from Japan that feeds on rice plants in the paddies. It became a source of protein and calcium in inland areas of what is now known as Nagano Prefecture and was cooked in a variety of ways including skewered over a fire, or cooked with soy sauce and sugar. Eating these bugs was especially common after World War II due to food shortages and is depicted in the manga "Barefoot Gen." Inland Japan never sees natural swarms of these grasshoppers due to geological conditions.