Dung beetle

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Not to be confused with Earth-boring dung beetle.

Artwork of dung beetle
Real-world info
Name: Scarabaeus sacer
Family: Scarabaeidae - Dung Beetles
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 フンコロガシ
 蜣螂
 糞金龜
 쇠똥구리
 Bousier
 Bousier
 Escarabajo pelotero
 Escarabajo pelotero
 Scarabeo stercorario
 Жук-навозник
 Mistkäfer
 Mestkever

The dung beetle is a bug in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Doubutsu no Mori e+. Beginning in Animal Crossing: Wild World, they appear during winter, rolling snowballs. In Doubutsu no Mori e+, they instead appear from spring to fall and roll the soccer, basketball, or volleyball balls found around the player's town.

Catch details[edit]

In Doubutsu no Mori e+[edit]

#47
Dung beetle
"フンコロガシを 捕まえた! ボール ころがしてたのに?"
Translation: "I caught a dung beetle! Did you roll that ball?"

Time of year[nb 1] Mar – Oct
Time of day 7 PM – 8 AM
Location Pushing balls
Weather Unknown
Selling price  400 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Wild World[edit]

#36

Dung beetle
"Eww... I caught a dung beetle! Shouldn't you be rolling something else?"

Description They are usually found in the desert. They eat dung and bury their eggs in it. Ew! It's gross, but it's good for the Earth.
Time of year Dec – Feb
Time of day 5 PM – 8 AM
Peak times N/A
Location Pushing snowballs
Bug size 35 mm
Selling price  800 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In City Folk[edit]

#41

Dung beetle
"I caught a dung beetle! Um... Ew."

Description These eat and lay their eggs in dung. Yes, it's gross, but good for the earth.
Time of year Dec – Feb
Time of day 5 PM – 8 AM
Peak times N/A
Location Pushing snowballs
Bug size 35 mm
Rarity Rare
Selling price  800 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In New Leaf[edit]

#46

Dung beetle
"I caught a dung beetle! Nah, the joke's just too easy."

Time of year Dec – Feb
Time of day 5 PM – 8 AM
Peak times N/A
Location Pushing snowballs
Size 33 mm
Rarity Rare
Selling price  800 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In New Horizons[edit]

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, dung beetles cannot be caught on another player's island, since snowballs do not appear when the player's airport gates are open.

#50

Dung beetle
"I caught a dung beetle! This species likes feces!"

Time of year North: Dec – Feb
South: Jun – Aug
Time of day All day
Location Pushing snowballs
Weather Any weather
Spawn requirement Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices  Nook's Cranny 3,000 Bells
 Flick 4,500 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


Donating to the museum[edit]

As with all insects in the Animal Crossing series, the Dung Beetle can be donated to the museum followed by a small talk by Blathers, the curator.

In Wild World[edit]

"I say, I've actually heard it said that their dung-rolling is considered endearing! Absolute rubbish. It is a dirty habit. Dung is dirty. There is no refuting it! Hoo... What a world..."

In City Folk[edit]

"These beetles are also known as scarabs and were once revered in some parts of the world. Looking at it now, I must admit there IS something a bit refined about its antennae and legs..."

After donation, the dung beetle can be found rolling a piece of dung in the lower terrace in the smaller dirt circle, sharing the exhibit with the migratory locust.

In New Leaf[edit]

Since Blathers does not talk about the bug, the exhibit provides the information as follows:

"Dung beetles are famous for the exact thing you'd assume they're famous for. In fact, they use their namesake both as a source of food and a place to lay their eggs. Dung beetles are very strong and can roll things 10 times the weight of their bodies. One species can even pull objects 1,141 times its weight, which is like a human pulling 6 packed buses!"

In New Horizons[edit]

"What can I say? The aptly-named dung beetle feeds on the feces of animals. Hoo! You heard right! This putrid pest rolls up balls of dung...and then rolls them away to dine on at a later date. As if that weren't atrocious enough, some dung beetles lay their eggs in the feces too! What a dreadful place to raise the young."

When donated, it is found in the large desert sand tank alongside the scorpion in the back room of the bug exhibit, next to the tarantula tank.

Gallery[edit]

Real-world information[edit]

A real-life dung beetle

Members of the insect family Scarabaeidae feed almost exclusively on feces and decaying matter. Many species have a good sense of smell. Dung beetles lay their eggs in dung. There are around 30,000 species of scarabaeidae worldwide.

Names in other languages[edit]

Japanese フンコロガシ
funkorogashi
Dung beetle (lit. "dung roller")

Korean 쇠똥구리
soettongguri
Dung beetle

Simplified Chinese 蜣螂
qiāngláng / fěnjīn'guī
Dung beetle

Traditional Chinese 糞金龜
Unknown

Russian Жук-навозник
Zhuk-navoznik
Dung beetle

Dutch Mestkever Dung beetle

German Mistkäfer Dung beetle

European Spanish Escarabajo pelotero lit. "ball-maker beetle"

European French Bousier lit. "ball-maker"

Italian Scarabeo stercorario lit. "dung scarab"

Notes[edit]

  1. All bugs and fish in the first-generation games can appear at a lower spawn rate up to five days before the start of their first month of availability.