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Bell cricket
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Real-world info
Name: Meloimorpha japonica Family: Gryllidae
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  スズムシ  铃虫  Grillon du Midi  Grillo campana  Suzumushi  Домашний сверчок  방울벌레  鈴蟲  Grillon du Midi  Grillo campana  Singgrille  Belkrekel

Not to be confused with Bells, the prime currency in the Animal Crossing series.

The bell cricket is a bug in the Animal Crossing series that has appeared in every game to date.

In the games that the bell cricket appears in, it can be found on the ground, occasionally hopping. In Doubutsu no Mori, Doubutsu no Mori+, Animal Crossing, or Doubutsu no Mori e+ however, the bell cricket will need be caught within bushes. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it can be caught during the first two months of fall.

Catch details

In Animal Crossing

#16

"I caught a bell cricket! I don't know the face...but the name sure rings a bell!"

DnM / iQue

DnM+ / AC

DnMe+

Time of year	Sep – Oct
Time of day	5 PM – 8 AM
Location	In bushes
Weather	Any except rain
Selling price	430 Bells
Furniture size

In Wild World

#29

"I caught a bell cricket! The littlest musician!"

Description	Their chirps are extremely high pitched.
Time of year	Sep – Oct
Time of day	5 PM – 8 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	On grass
Bug size	18 mm
Selling price	430 Bells
Furniture size

In City Folk

#32

"I caught a bell cricket! How many Bells is it worth?"

Description	The frequency of their song is so high that it can't be transmitted over the phone.
Time of year	Sep – Oct
Time of day	5 PM – 8 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	On the ground
Bug size	18 mm
Rarity	Uncommon
Selling price	430 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf

#36

"I caught a bell cricket! Odd, it doesn't look like money..."

Time of year	Sep – Oct
Time of day	5 PM – 8 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	On the ground
Size	21 mm
Rarity	Common
Selling price	430 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp

Event availability	None
Location	Sunburst Island
Size	19.4 mm - 22.6 mm
Rarity	★
Catch rate	Cannot be caught at this time
Selling price	10 Bells
Request reward	100 Bells 2 Friendship Points

In New Horizons

#21

"I caught a bell cricket! It would make a great bellhop!"

Time of year	North: Sep – Oct South: Mar – Apr
Time of day	5 PM – 8 AM
Location	On the ground
Weather	Any except rain
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  430 Bells  Flick:  645 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

Upon donation to the museum, Blathers the curator will say the following:

In Animal Crossing

"I actually find their voices quite soothing. On an autumn evening, when their cries fill the air...Delightful! Their appearance however, is not in the least bit engaging, and actually borders on repugnant. As for myself, I find them no better than cockroaches. Blech! Vile. Vile indeed. Truly, dirtily vile, eh wot?"

In Wild World

"The chirping of the bell crickets is interesting and even rather charming, wot! But the movement of their wings when they cry out... Blech! Gives me hives..."

In City Folk

"Bell crickets top my list of insects one should never look at directly... Such a vision of horror! A slick black body, long antennae, and foul wings that shake when it chirps! Blech! How can one be expected to abide such an odious monster?!"

The bell cricket is located on the second tier of the insect section, in the area just above the ramp from the first level.

In New Leaf

Upon being donated, the bell cricket can be found in the upper left room of the bug exhibit, near the rafflesia.

"The chirping sound of bell crickets is considered beautiful and tends to represent the coming of fall. This easily recognizable chirping is created when males of the species rub their forewings together. The resulting sound is much higher in pitch than the human voice, so it can't be heard over a phone."

In New Horizons

"The call of the bell cricket heralds the arrival of autumn. And I concede that it is a rather pleasant sound. What I do NOT find pleasant is the way these things rub their strange wings together to make their song! Ick and blech! And to make matters worse, bell crickets have been known to shed two of their four wings! And they simply leave these wings where they fall, as if it were litter! I simply cannot abide such odious behaviour."

When donated, it can be found in the northern room of the bug exhibit, in the center case with the other jumping bugs.

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Names in other languages

	スズムシ suzumushi	Bell cricket (lit. "bell bug")
	방울벌레 bangulbeolle	-
	铃虫 língchóng	-
	鈴蟲 Unknown
	Домашний сверчок Domashnij sverchok	Home cricket
	Belkrekel	Bell cricket
	Singgrille	Singing cricket
	Grillo campana	Bell cricket
	Grillon du Midi	Cricket from the South of France
	Suzumushi	From Japanese name

Notes

Pocket Camp bugs

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