Cricket

"I caught a cricket! I think we're going to have an early fall..." —Animal Crossing

"I caught a cricket! Autumn's own little instrument!" —Wild World

"I caught a cricket! That's the ticket!" —City Folk

"I caught a cricket! That's a sticky wicket, isn't it?" —New Leaf

Cricket
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Real-world info
Name: Acheta domesticus Family: Gryllidae
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  コオロギ  蟋蟀  Grillon des prés  Grillo común  Grillo  Сверчок  귀뚜라미  蟋蟀  Grillon des prés  Grillo común  Grille  Krekel

The Cricket is a common insect in the Animal Crossing series. It can be found in autumn, between the months of September and November. They are sold for 130 Bells. It can be found in bushes in Doubutsu no Mori and Animal Crossing, where players have to scare the Cricket so it can be easily caught. In Wild World, City Folk and New Leaf, it can be found on the ground.

Catch details

Wild World

''A member of the grasshopper family, its ears are not on its head, but on its forelegs." Size- 28 mm Season- Fall Time- Night

In New Horizons

#20

"I caught a cricket! What a chirp thrill!"

Time of year	North: Sep – Nov South: Mar – May
Time of day	5 PM – 8 AM
Location	On the ground
Weather	Any except rain
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  130 Bells  Flick:  195 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

In Animal Crossing

"I actually find their voices quite soothing. On an autumn evening, when their cries fill the air... Delightful! Their appearance however, is not in the least bit engaging, and actually borders on repugnant. As for myself, I find them no better than cockroaches. Blech! Vile. Vile indeed. Truly, dirtily vile, eh wot?"

In Wild World

"Hoo! Well. That IS a lovely sound, now isn't it? Indeed. I wonder if I'm the only one to mistake these things for roaches... I suppose the only sound I've ever heard as roach make is "squish.""

In City Folk

"Ah, hoo...indeed. Crickets do have a lovely chirp, I must grudgingly admit. Still, that black body, those long feelers... How do people love these when they resemble...THOSE? I bet one couldn't even tell the difference between a cricket and a cockroach in the dark of night..."

In New Leaf

Blathers no longer comments on the Cricket. "The chirping sound you often hear from male crickets is emitted by the stridulation of their wings. Crickets' ears are located just below the middle joint of each front leg. While this seems odd to us, it helps them easily pinpoint where various sounds are coming from."

The Cricket is located on the second tier of the insect section, in the area just above the ramp from the first level.

In New Leaf

Blathers no longer comments on the Cricket. "The chirping sound you often hear from male crickets is emitted by the stridulation of their wings. Crickets' ears are located just below the middle joint of each front leg. While this seems odd to us, it helps them easily pinpoint where various sounds are coming from."

Further Information

The house cricket is a common cricket found worldwide, but native to Southwestern Asia. They commonly invade homes in search of food and ideal environments such as warmth and moisture, and may be considered pests due to their incessant singing and eating fabrics. Their singing is caused by their rubbing their forewings. Only the males sing, and their singing attracts mates. All crickets caught in Animal Crossing are therefore male. They are commercially bred for pet food and are kept as pets themselves. In some areas of the world, it is a delicacy and is eaten as a snack.

Names in other languages

	コオロギ Kōrogi	Cricket
	귀뚜라미 gwitturami	Cricket
	蟋蟀 xīshuài	Cricket
	Сверчок Sverchok	Cricket
	Krekel	Cricket
	Grille	Cricket
	Grillo común	Common cricket
	Grillon des prés	lit. 'cricket from the fields'
	Grillo	Cricket