Walker cicada

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Walker Cicada NH Icon.png Walker cicada  
Artwork of walker cicada
Real-world info
Name: Meimuna opalifera
Family: Cicadidae (cicadas)
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 ツクツクホウシ
 寒蝉
 Cigale cicadelle
 Cigarra común
 Cicala sputacchina
 Горная цикада
 애매미
 寒蟬
 Cigale cicadelle
 Cigarra común
 Bergzikade
 Bergcicade

The walker cicada[nb 1] is a bug in the Animal Crossing series that has appeared in every game to date. It has a unique sound, different to other cicadas, which is best described as a noise similar to walking on a sticky floor surface. It is the second-most expensive cicada, selling for  400 Bells, as well as the smallest (44 mm).

In the games that the walker cicada appears in, it is a common bug that the player can encounter, and can be found on trees. Unlike the other cicadas in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it can be caught from late summer to early fall.

Catch details[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

#7
Walker cicada
"I caught a walker cicada! If he'd'a been runnin', I might not have caught him!"

Time of year[nb 2] Jul – Sep
Time of day 8 AM – 4 PM
Location On trees
Weather Any weather
Selling price  400 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Wild World[edit]

#19

Walker cicada
"I caught a walker cicada! These guys chirp funny!"

Description Their cry signals that the end of summer is near.
Time of year Jul – Aug
Time of day 8 AM – 5 PM
Peak times N/A
Location On trees (hardwood and cedar)
Bug size 44 mm
Selling price  400 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In City Folk[edit]

#20

Walker cicada
"I caught a walker cicada! Quite the walker AND the talker!"

Description The chirp of this cicada means the end of summer is near.
Time of year Jul – Sep
Time of day 8 AM – 5 PM
Peak times Aug
Location On trees (hardwood and cedar)
Bug size 44 mm
Rarity Common
Selling price  400 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In New Leaf[edit]

#22

Walker cicada
"I caught a walker cicada! I'm the one walkin' the walk now!"

Alternate catch quote: "I caught a walker cicada! Walking in the rain it seems!"

Time of year Jul – Sep
Time of day 8 AM – 5 PM
Peak times Aug
Location On trees (hardwood and cedar)
Size 44 mm
Rarity Very common
Selling price  400 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In New Horizons[edit]

#29

Walker cicada
"I caught a walker cicada! Pffft... I walk all the time and no one calls me "Walker <Player>.""

Alternate catch quote: "I caught a walker cicada! It must hate getting its feet wet."

Time of year North: Aug – Sep
South: Feb – Mar
Time of day 8 AM – 5 PM
Location On trees (hardwood and cedar)
Weather Any weather
Rarity Very common
Spawn requirement Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices  Nook's Cranny 400 Bells
 Flick 600 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


Donating to the museum[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

"Cicadas. What can one say about these odd insects? They are certainly...noisy! Noisy enough, I should say! Their horrid caterwauling is awfully irritating, you know. About as musical as a train wreck, eh wot? I'm sure that the cicadas have quite valid reasons for such boisterous behavior, but I dare say there are limits. And they have those membranes on their abdomens, which vibrate to create those disturbing tones...Odius."

In Wild World[edit]

"Depending on where you are in the world, the cry of the walker cicada changes. Who do they think they are? Using dialects and whatnot! I mean, really!"

In City Folk[edit]

"Apparently, walker cicadas cry out in an attempt to obscure the calls of other, similar cicadas. I should think that to the average fellow, it just sounds like the cicadas are merely singing together. In any case, I don't suggest looking for them. Their voices may fascinate, but their faces nauseate!"

It can be found in the middle terrace on the tree directly in front of the ramp down to the first terrace, in front of the tree stump.

In New Horizons[edit]

"The walker cicada is quite the noisy thing. I tell you, this impolite pest simply canNOT abide the quiet. In the heat of summer, the male strikes up a strange rattling song, hoping to woo a mate. When other male cicadas hear this rhythmic racket, they join right in... As if it were a sing-a-long!
My head aches at the thought of it."

The walker cicada can be found in the bug exhibit of the museum right when you walk in, on the trees with the rest of the cicadas.

Gallery[edit]

Real-world information[edit]

Meimuna opalifera

Meimuna opalifera is a species of cicada found in China, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and Taiwan[1] and is one of the smallest cicadas of the region, at an average of 44 millimeters. It should not be confused with the walker's cicada, scientifically named Megatibicen pronotalis, a species found in mid-west America.

More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.

Names in other languages[edit]

Japanese ツクツクホウシ
Tsukutsukuhōshi
Meimuna opalifera

European French Cigale cicadelle Leafhopper cicada

Notes[edit]

  1. Japanese: ツクツクホウシ Hepburn: Tsukutsukuhōshi
  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.

References[edit]

  1. http://www.eol.org/pages/3741602/overview EOL (Encyclopedia of Life)