Giant Stag

Giant Stag
Giant Stag
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Scientific name
	Dorcus hopei
Family
	Lucanidae – Stag Beetles
Months available	July – August (Doubutsu no Mori); June – August (Wild World, City Folk)
Times available	11 PM – 8 AM
Location	On trees
Size	60 mm
Rarity	Rare
Sell price	10,000 Bells
Main appearances
	DnM AC e+ WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
	Film HHD aF PC
	Name in other languages; オオクワガタ; 大锹形虫; Lucane cerf-volant; Escarabajo ciervo gigante; Coleottero gigante; Гигантский жук-олень 왕사슴벌레; 大鍬形蟲; Lucane cerf-volant; Escarabajo ciervo gigante; Riesen-Hirschkäfer; Reuzenhertkever

"Whooaa! I caught a giant stag beetle! It's...well, it's GIANT!!! (Seriously! Look at it! It's huge!)" —Animal Crossing

"Whoa! I caught a giant beetle! He's so big and chunky and cool-looking, huh? He's the king of beetles!" —Wild World

"Whoa! A giant beetle! Augh, don't squish me!" —City Folk

"Whoa! I caught a giant stag! Small world, isn't it?" —New Leaf

The Giant Stag^{[nb 1]} (known as the Giant Beetle prior to New Leaf) is a bug in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Doubutsu no Mori. It is extremely similar to the Stag Beetle – especially in its appearance in Wild World – with the only differences being that the Giant Stag is a bit darker and bigger.

Catch details[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

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Wild World[edit]

''These shy beetles are nocturnal. They live five years, so they make good pets."

Size- 68 mm
Season- Summer
Time- Night

City Folk[edit]

''Nocturnal and very skittish, their long lives make them popular pets."

Size- About 60 mm
Season- Summer
Time- Night-Morning

New Leaf[edit]

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In Pocket Camp[edit]

#13

Event Availability	Bugged Out Beetle Goals
Location	Sunburst Island
Size	46.8 mm - 63.2 mm
Rarity	★★★
Catch Rate	Cannot be caught at this time.
Selling Price	5,000 Bells
Request Reward	2,000 Bells, 4 Friendship Points Fortune Cookie, Bronze Treats, Sparkle Stones (1.6%)

N/ABugged Out Beetle GoalsSunburst Island46.8 mm - 63.2 mm★★★Cannot be caught at this time.5,000

New Horizons[edit]

#57

"Whoaaa! I caught a giant stag! I'm gonna need way bigger pockets..."

Time of Year	North: Jul – Aug South: Jan – Feb
Time of Day	11 PM – 8 AM
Location	On trees (any kind)
Rarity
Total Catch	50
Selling Prices	Nook's Cranny: 10,000 Bells Flick: 15,000 Bells
Tank Size

Giant StagJul – AugJan – Feb11 PM – 8 AMOn trees (any kind)5010,0001.0x1.0 No Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No No

Donating to the museum[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

"Your donation of such an obviously valuable insect is really quite generous. To me, however, it's just an overpriced cockroach. And that awful black luster...Horrendous!"

In Wild World[edit]

Upon donating the Giant Beetle to the Museum, Blathers will comment:

"If you took this to a shop, they'd be willing to pay you quite well for it, I'm sure. That said, all it looks like to me is a glorified, expensive cockroach! Perhaps that's just me..."

In City Folk[edit]

Upon donation to the Museum, Blathers will say:

"The giant beetle boasts a massive horn, and yet it's said this bug is actually something of a milquetoast. Apparently this bug would prefer to stay inside where other creatures won't bother it. How precious. Even I could handle being near such a shy insect! I shan't be touching it, though..."

After donation, the Giant Beetle can be found on the top-most level of the insect section, three trees to the right of the lamp on the left-hand side, on the tree between the Walkingstick and Bagworm tree and the Saw Stag Beetle tree.

In New Leaf[edit]

Upon donation to the museum, the Giant Stag can be found on a tree in the back of the upper right room of the insect section. The exhibit has this to say about the Giant Stag:

"Giant stags are huge stag beetles with one tooth in each side of their large jaws. They're very territorial but careful at the same time, so they usually hide in holes in trees. They have a long life span. Records show that some have lived up to five years. They're very popular among collectors as pets, so they commonly fetch a high price."

In New Horizons[edit]

When donating to the museum, Blathers will say the following:

"It is said the giant stag is a popular pet among bug enthusiasts. Though how one might consider oneself enthusiastic about bugs is quite beyond me... But I digress. Giant stags look fearsome with their enormous curved mandibles. But in truth, they're really quite cowardly. Oh how they love to hide away in rotting wood, only to reveal themselves under the cover of dark. Hoot! I shall never turn off the light again!"

Gallery[edit]

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Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Names in other languages[edit]

	オオクワガタ Ōkuwagata	Giant stag beetle

	왕사슴벌레 wangseoseumbeolle	Lit. "king stag beetle"

	大锹形虫 / 大鍬形蟲 dà qiāoxíngchóng	Giant stag beetle

	Гигантский жук-олень Gigantskiy zhuk-olen'	Giant stag beetle

	Reuzenhertkever	Giant stag beetle

	Riesen-Hirschkäfer	Giant stag beetle

	Escarabajo ciervo gigante	Giant stag beetle

	Lucane cerf-volant	"Kite stag", a name for the male European stag beetle

	Coleottero gigante	Giant beetle

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