Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Catch These Critters Before Time Runs Out!

Published 08/27/2020, 7:04 AM EDT

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons brings with itself a range of exciting features that represent virtual reality. If you have played the game, you know just how interesting and fun it is to catch bugs and fishes.

The game has new fishes, bugs, and sea creatures that cycle in or out every month, based on the internal clock of the game. Accordingly, August 31 will be the last day to catch the bugs or fishes present in the game right now. It’s important to remember that some of them might not be available until next year.

The seasons in the game depend on the choice of the hemisphere you make while starting the game. There is a wide range of creatures available every month. And, regardless of when, you will undoubtedly get your hands on them sometime during a calendar year.

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Don’t miss out on the critters for this month

Summer will end in September in the Northern Hemisphere and Winter will end in the Southern Hemisphere in September this year.

This will bring a seasonal change in every zone, and you can expect to find some vibrant new creatures. More bugs, fishes, and recently added deep-sea creatures will take their leave from the Northern Hemisphere as summer ends.

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There is a list of critters you need to keep your eyes open for. And, to make sure you don’t miss out on them, it’s very important for you to give this article a meticulous read.

While some creatures may leave, some will make their way to your island after a long hiatus. This directly points to the fact that they’re not available regularly. And you can collect them to make sure you don’t have to wait for another year.

List of bugs, fishes, and sea creatures leaving the Northern Hemisphere in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Fishes

         Squid

 

All-day and night

 

    Sea

 

     Dec

 

  Napoleonfish

 

    4am – 9pm

 

    Sea

 

  Jul 2021

 

Giant Snakehead

 

    9am – 4pm

 

  Ponds

 

 Jun 2021

 

          Frog

 

All-day and night

 

  Ponds

 

 May 2021

 

        Killifish

 

All-day and night

 

  Ponds

 

 Apr 2021

 

Bugs

         Common                   Bluebottle

 

 

 

 

4am – 7pm

 

 

                     Air

 

 

          Apr                 2021

 

 

     Great Purple                    Emperor

 

        4am – 7pm

 

                    Air

 

   May 2021

 

      Brown Cicada

 

        8am – 5pm

 

                On trees

 

     Jul 2021

 

     Robust Cicada

 

        8am – 5pm

 

                On trees

 

     Jul 2021

 

       Giant Cicada

 

        8am – 5pm

 

                  On trees

 

     Jul 2021

 

     Evening Cicada

 

        4am – 8am,                  4pm – 7pm

 

               On trees

 

     Jul 2021

 

       Cicada Shell

 

   All-day and night

 

               On trees

 

     Jul 2021

 

       Jewel Beetle

 

   All-day and night

 

            Tree stumps

 

     Apr 2021

 

  Blue Weevil Beetle

 

    All-day and night

 

           On palm trees

 

      Jul 2021

 

       Scarab Beetle

 

        11pm – 8am

 

               On trees

 

     Jul 2021

 

       Drone Beetle

 

    All-day and night

 

                On trees

 

    Jun 2021

 

           Saw Stag

 

    All-day and night

 

                On trees

 

     Jul 2021

 

       Miyama Stag

 

    All-day and night

 

               On trees

 

     Jul 2021

 

        Giant Stag

 

        11pm – 8am

 

              On trees

 

     Jul 2021

 

  Cyclommatus Stag

 

         5pm – 8am

 

           On palm trees

 

     Jul 2021

 

   Horned Dynastid

 

         5pm – 8am

 

                On trees

 

     Jul 2021

 

      Horned Atlas

 

          5pm – 8am

 

           On palm trees

 

     Jul 2021

 

    Horned Elephant

 

          5pm – 8am

 

           On palm trees

 

    Jul 2021

 

    Horned Hercules

 

          5pm – 8am

 

           On palm trees

 

     Jul 2021

 

      Walking Leaf

 

    All-day and night

 

  Around trees   (camouflaged as a       furniture leaf)      Jul 2021

 

       Golden Stag

 

          5pm – 8am

 

            On palm trees

 

     Jul 2021

 

        Giraffe Stag

 

          5pm – 8am

 

            On palm trees

 

     Jul 2021

 

Sea Creatures

     Sea Pineapple   Any time Apr 2021
    Vampire Squid 4pm – 9am May 2021

List of bugs, fishes, and sea creatures leaving the Southern Hemisphere in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Fishes

Pond Smelt

 

All-day and night

 

  Rivers

 

Jun 2021

 

   Blowfish

 

     9pm – 4am

 

    Sea

 

 May 2021

 

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Bugs

                     Rajah Brooke’s                                                  Birdwing

 

      8am – 5pm

 

           Air

 

   Oct

 

                         Damselfly

 

       All-day                   and night

 

          Air

 

   May        2021
                       Dung Beetle

 

  All-day and night

 

Ground (rolling snowballs)

 

Jun 2021

 

Sea Creatures

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           Oyster   Any time Mar 2021
           Sea Pig 4pm – 9am May 2021
Sweet Shrimp 4pm – 9am Mar 2021
Venus’ Flower Basket   Any time Apr 2021

Catching these creatures will enable you to complete the museum exhibits and you can also unlock the Golden Tools DIY recipes. Hurry! There’s not much time left.

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