Giant Isopod
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| Name: Bathynomus giganteus Family: Cirolanidae | ||||||
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ダイオウグソクムシ
大王具足虫 Bathynome géant Isópodo gigante Isopode gigante Гигантская изопода
자이언트 이소포드
大王具足蟲 Isopode géant Isópodo gigante Riesenassel Reuzenpissebed | ||||||
The Giant Isopod[nb 1] is a sea creature (fish in Pocket Camp) in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
While initially absent from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the Giant Isopod was added in the 1.3.0 Free Summer Update.
Catch details[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
"Blech! I caught a giant isopod! That's a horror if ever one existed!"
| Time of year | All year (only on Tortimer Island) |
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| Time of day | All day |
| Peak times | N/A |
| Shadow size | Medium |
| Shadow movement | Uniform |
| Sea creature size | 30 cm |
| Selling price |  9000 Bells
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In Pocket Camp[edit]
In New Horizons[edit]
"GAAAAH! I got a giant isopod! It's the crustodian of the sea."
| Time of year | North: Jul – Oct South: Jan – Apr |
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| Time of day | 9 AM – 4 PM; 9 PM – 4 AM |
| Shadow size | Medium |
| Shadow movement | Very fast |
| Spawn requirement | Catch 80 total sea creatures |
| Selling price | 12000 Bells
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Donating to the museum[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
After the Giant Isopod is donated to the museum, it can be found in the small tank in the middle in the first room of the sea exhibit.
"Giant isopods are related to the pill bugs, and they can grow up to 20 inches long. They are scary looking but still come across as humorous for some odd reason. Despite their roly-poly builds, they are surprisingly fast swimmers, making them rather agile. They have big appetites, gaining the title 'sea cleaners' mostly because they eat dead fish on the sea floor."
In New Horizons[edit]
When donating to the museum, Blathers will say the following:
"Growing up to neatly 20 inches, the sea-dwelling giant isopod is the world's largest cousin of the pill bug. Twenty inches?! Twenty times as revolting, I say! Making matters worse for those of us who find the pill bug repulsive rather than "cute"... The giant isopod can swim shockingly fast and is known for its voracious appetite. In fact, it's most happy when dining on the carcasses of animals that have sunk to the bottom of the sea! This behavior has earned it a nickname..."the vacuum cleaner of the deep." Why must nature play such awful pranks on me?"
Once donated, the Giant Isopod is located in the abyss tank along with the Sea Pig and Vampire Squid.
Gallery[edit]
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Names in other languages[edit]
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ダイオウグソクムシ daiō-gusokumushi |
Giant isopod (lit. "Great king armour bug") |
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자이언트 이소포드 jaieonteu isopodeu |
From English name |
 
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大王具足虫 / 大王具足蟲 dàwáng jùzúchóng |
From Japanese name |
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Гигантская изопода Gigantskaya izopoda |
Giant isopod |
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Reuzenpissebed | Giant isopod |
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Riesenassel | Giant isopod |
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Isópodo gigante | Giant isopod |
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Bathynome géant | Translation of scientific name |
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Isopode géant | Giant isopod |
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Isopode gigante | Giant isopod |
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