Horned atlas

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"I caught the atlas beetle! It's black and looks tough! It's the strongest beetle!" —Wild World

Horned Atlas Atlas Beetle
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Real-world info
Name: Chalcosoma Family: Scarabaeidae - Scarab beetles
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
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Names in other languages  コーカサスオオカブト  高卡萨斯南洋大兜虫  高卡薩斯南洋大兜蟲  코카서스장수풍뎅이  Scarabée Atlas  Scarabée Atlas  Escarabajo astado atlas  Escarabajo astado atlas  Scarabeo atlas  Жук-атлас  Atlaskäfer  Atlaskever

The Horned Atlas (コーカサスオオカブト, Kōkasasuookabuto), known as the Atlas Beetle before Animal Crossing: New Leaf, is an insect found in Animal Crossing: Wild World, Animal Crossing: City Folk, and Animal Crossing: New Leaf. It is sold for 8,000 Bells. It appears during the summer evenings, between June and August, and during 5 PM to 8 AM.

Catch details

In Wild World

#46

"I caught the atlas beetle! It's black and looks tough! It's the strongest beetle!"

Description	These beetles are the strongest in the world.
Time of year	July - August
Time of day	7 PM - 8 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	On palm trees
Bug size	120 mm
Selling price	8,000 Bells
Furniture size

In City Folk

#52

"I caught an atlas beetle! At last, beetle!"

Description	The world's strongest beetles have three horns--the keys to their strength!
Time of year	Jul – Aug
Time of day	5 PM – 8 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	On palm trees
Bug size	120 mm
Rarity	Very rare
Selling price	8,000 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf

#60

"I caught a horned atlas! It's like a weight has been lifted!"

Time of year	Jul – Aug All year (Tortimer Island)
Time of day	5 PM – 8 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	On palm trees (can be found on Tortimer Island)
Size	152 mm
Rarity	Very rare
Selling price	8,000 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp

#15

Availability	Not currently available –
Location	Sunburst Island
Size	138.9 mm - 165.2 mm
Rarity	★★★
Selling price	4,000 Bells
Version added	Unknown
Villager gift data	Tier: Unknown Rewards: Unknown

In New Horizons

#63

"I caught a horned atlas! I didn't even need a map!"

Time of year	North: Jul – Aug South: Jan – Feb
Time of day	5 PM – 8 AM
Location	On palm trees
Weather	Any weather
Spawn requirement	Catch 100 total bugs
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  8,000 Bells  Flick:  12,000 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

As with all insects in the Animal Crossing series, the Horned Atlas can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers, who will give a small talk on it.

In Wild World

"I find most things about beetles like this repellant, but the MOST repellant are the thin wings that they keep hidden inside. You know of what I speak? After landing, seeing that little piece of wing sticking out of their backs! Blech! Just another example of how insects scoff at proper manners and tidiness!"

In City Folk

"Crowned with three horns, the atlas beetle is known as the strongest of the dynastid beetles. Blech, I wonder if it had three horns when it was in its larval form... I simply loathe larvae. All squishy and squirmy... Nightmarish, really."

After donation, the Atlas Beetle can be found on the middle terrace, on the first palm tree overlooking the Scorpion, Tarantula and rafflesia flower.

In New Leaf

The Horned Atlas, as known in the game, is displayed on the upper-left room of the bug exhibit with the following description:

"Horned atlases are still known as the strongest of the dynastid beetles. The 3 horns make them look like a mash-up of a dynastid beetle and a stag beetle! In the pupal stage, they already have 3 horns and tend to be pretty strong."

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  Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Real-world information

The Atlas beetle, Chalcosoma atlas, and Caucasus beetle, Chalcosoma causasus, are found in southern Asia, particularly Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The two species both exhibit extreme sexual dimorphism: while females are typically around 4 to 6 cm in length, males can reach 13 cm (with Caucasus beetles slightly larger than Atlas beetles), one third of which can be the three large horns for which the beetles are known. These horns are used by the males to fight for mating rights. The males have a reputation as the strongest animals relative to body size, able to lift more than 800 times their body weight. Their strength, combined with their aggressiveness during mating duels, have made the beetles quite popular with local gamblers.

While very similar, the two beetles can be distinguished by the shape of the lower horn and the texture of the females' skin. Caucasus beetles have a small "tooth" that juts upward from the middle of the horn, while Atlas beetles' horns curve more smoothly. Female Atlas beetles have somewhat prickly skin, while female Caucasus beetles are rougher.

Names in other languages

	コーカサスオオカブト kōkasasu-ō-kabuto	Caucasus beetle, lit. "Caucasus giant helmet (bug)"
	코카서스장수풍뎅이 kokaseoseujangjupungdeng-i	Caucasus beetle, lit. "Caucasus rhinoceros beetle"
	高卡萨斯南洋大兜虫 gāokǎsàsī nányáng dàdōuchóng	Caucasus beetle, lit. "Caucasus giant helmet bug from Nanyang"
	高卡薩斯南洋大兜蟲 Unknown
	Жук-атлас Zhuk-atlas	Atlas beetle
	Atlaskever	Atlas beetle
	Atlaskäfer	Atlas beetle
	Escarabajo astado atlas	Atlas horned beetle
	Scarabée Atlas	Atlas scarab
	Scarabeo atlas	Atlas scarab