Migratory locust

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Migratory Locust NH Icon.png Migratory locust  
Artwork of migratory locust
Real-world info
Name: Locusta migratoria
Family: Acrididae - Grasshoppers
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 トノサマバッタ
 飞蝗
 飛蝗
 섬풀무치
 Criquet pèlerin
 Criquet pèlerin
 Langosta migratoria
 Langosta migratoria
 Locusta migratoria
 Перелетная саранча
 Wanderschrecke
 Treksprinkhaan

The migratory locust[nb 1] is a bug in the Animal Crossing series that has appeared in every game to date. It is known for its unique sound, which is best described as a stick rattling against a metal fence.

In the games that the migratory locust appears in, it is an uncommon bug that the player can encounter, and can be found on the ground, occasionally hopping. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it can be caught from late summer to the end of fall.

Catch details[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

#21
Migratory locust
"I caught a migratory locust! I wonder if it flies south for the winter..."

Time of year[nb 2] Sep – Nov
Time of day 8 AM – 5 PM
Location On the ground
Weather Any except rain
Selling price  1,350 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Wild World[edit]

#14

Migratory locust
"I caught a migratory locust! Ain't migrating any more!"

Description Despite their appearance, they are skittish.
Time of year Aug – Nov
Time of day 8 AM – 7 PM
Peak times 8 AM – 4 PM
Location On grass
Bug size 58 mm
Selling price  600 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In City Folk[edit]

#15

Migratory locust
"I caught a migratory locust! Migrate into my pocket!"

Description Despite their large size, these are skittish and scare easily.
Time of year Aug – Nov
Time of day 8 AM – 7 PM
Peak times N/A
Location On the ground
Bug size 58 mm
Rarity Uncommon
Selling price  600 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In New Leaf[edit]

#15

Migratory locust
"I caught a migratory locust! It migrated to a good spot!"

Time of year Aug – Nov
All year (Tortimer Island)
Time of day 8 AM – 7 PM
Peak times 8 AM – 4 PM
Location On the ground (can be found on Tortimer Island)
Size 50 mm
Rarity Uncommon
Selling price  600 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In New Horizons[edit]

#17

Migratory locust
"I caught a migratory locust! Things just went south for this guy!"

Time of year North: Aug – Nov
South: Feb – May
Time of day 8 AM – 7 PM
Location On the ground
Weather Any weather
Spawn requirement Catch 20 total bugs
Selling prices  Nook's Cranny 600 Bells
 Flick 900 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


Donating to the museum[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

"I have a rather difficult time dealing with the soft underbellies of grasshoppers. They're...vulgar. And their legs! Why do they come off so easily when one merely handles the beasts? Blech! Simply horrid!"

In Wild World[edit]

"I wonder if the migratory locust thinks about where it's going to go next? Frankly, I suspect it plans not at all and just flies about willy-nilly... Hardly a recommended way of traveling, eh wot? Hoo... But I digress..."

In City Folk[edit]

"Ah, hoo, migratory locusts. As their name suggests, they fly far...quite far, in point of fact. These insects will fly as a group into fields, devour all the crops, and completely devastate the land. Just one of these beasts is sufficiently horrifying, so imagine how abominable a swarm would be... Blech!"

The migratory locust can be found near the dung beetle and long locust.

In New Leaf[edit]

Upon being donated, the locust can be found in the first room of the bug exhibit jumping around near some bushes. The exhibit has this to say about the migratory locust:

"Migratory locusts are large insects that can jump up to 32 feet, as they open their wings when they jump. These locusts love to eat and can consume their own weight in food every single day. As a group, their hunger is enough that a million locusts can consume one ton of food per day. Oddly, when migratory locusts grow up surrounded only by other locusts, their shells will be enitrely black."

In New Horizons[edit]

"Ah yes, the lone migratory locust. It seems like such a harmless hopper as it bounces about in the grass. But beware! When these pests band together and travel in swarms, they leave devastation in their wake! Migratory locusts have gathered by the millions throughout history, wiping out crops and causing famine. That's why I always say, "Never let a locust hang out with its friends!". That is precisely how a plague begins."

Gallery[edit]

Real-world information[edit]

Locusta migratoria is the most widespread locust species, and the only species in the genus Locusta. It occurs throughout Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. It used to be common in Europe but has now become rare there.

Locusts are highly mobile, and usually fly with the wind at a speed of about 15 to 20 kilometres per hour (9.3 to 12.4 mph). Swarms can travel 5 to 130 km or more in a day. Locust swarms can vary from less than one square kilometre to several hundred square kilometres with 40 to 80 million individuals per square kilometre. An adult locust can consume its own weight (several grams) in fresh food per day. For every million locusts, one ton of food is eaten.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Japanese トノサマバッタ
Tonosama-batta
Locust grasshopper (lit. "load grasshopper")

Korean 섬풀무치
Seompulmuchi
Island migratory locust

Simplified Chinese 飞蝗
Fēihuáng
(Migratory) locust

Traditional Chinese 飛蝗
Unknown

Russian Перелетная саранча
Perelyotnaya sarancha
Migratory locust

Dutch Treksprinkhaan Migratory locust

German Wanderschrecke Mantis

European Spanish Langosta migratoria From scientific name

Latin American Spanish Gatito (male)
Gatita (female)
Cat

European French Criquet pèlerin Locust

Italian Locusta migratoria From scientific name

Notes[edit]

  1. Japanese: トノサマバッタ Hepburn: Tonosamabatta
  2. 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.