Dung beetle
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]
In Wild World[edit]
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. |
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Time of year | Dec – Feb |
Time of day | 5 PM – 8 AM |
Peak times | N/A |
Location | Pushing snowballs |
Bug size | 35 mm |
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In City Folk[edit]
Description | These eat and lay their eggs in dung. Yes, it's gross, but good for the earth. |
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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 |
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In New Leaf[edit]
Time of year | Dec – Feb |
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Time of day | 5 PM – 8 AM |
Peak times | N/A |
Location | Pushing snowballs |
Size | 33 mm |
Rarity | Rare |
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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.
Time of year | North: Dec – Feb South: Jun – Aug |
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Time of day | All day |
Location | Pushing snowballs |
Weather | Any weather |
Spawn requirement | Appears from the start of the game |
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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]
In City Folk[edit]
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:
In New Horizons[edit]
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]
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]
フンコロガシ funkorogashi |
Dung beetle (lit. "dung roller") | |
쇠똥구리 soettongguri |
Dung beetle | |
蜣螂 qiāngláng / fěnjīn'guī |
Dung beetle | |
糞金龜 Unknown |
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Жук-навозник Zhuk-navoznik |
Dung beetle | |
Mestkever | Dung beetle | |
Mistkäfer | Dung beetle | |
Escarabajo pelotero | lit. "ball-maker beetle" | |
Bousier | lit. "ball-maker" | |
Scarabeo stercorario | lit. "dung scarab" |
Notes[edit]
- ↑ 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.
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