Centipede
The centipede is a bug in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: City Folk. It can be found by hitting a rock with a shovel or axe, similar to the pill bug.
A variant of the centipede, the house centipede, appears in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
Catch details
In City Folk
Description | Very few of these actually have more than 100 legs. They have nasty bites. |
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Time of year | Jun – Feb |
Time of day | 4 PM – 11 PM |
Peak times | N/A |
Location | From hitting rocks |
Bug size | Unknown |
Rarity | Very uncommon |
Selling price | 300 Bells |
Furniture size |
In New Leaf
Time of year | Jun – Feb |
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Time of day | 4 PM – 11 PM |
Peak times | N/A |
Location | From hitting rocks |
Size | Unknown |
Rarity | Very uncommon |
Selling price | 300 Bells |
Furniture size |
In New Horizons
Time of year | North: Sep – Jun South: Mar – Dec |
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Time of day | 4 PM – 11 PM |
Location | From hitting rocks |
Weather | Any weather |
Spawn requirement | Appears from the start of the game |
Selling prices | Nook's Cranny: 300 Bells Flick: 450 Bells |
Furniture size |
Donating to the museum
In City Folk
Upon donation to the museum, Blathers will say this about the Centipede:
The centipede can be found on the second level, near the rafflesia, along with the fly and flea.
In New Leaf
Upon being donated, the centipede can be found in the upper left room of the bug exhibit, near the rafflesia. The exhibit has this to say about the centipede:
In New Horizons
When asked about the bug, Blathers will say the following:
The centipede can be found in the leftmost glass display with the pill bug and the moth.
Gallery
Real-world information
The centipede in this game appears to be the Chinese red-headed centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans), found in Asia. Contrary to common belief, centipedes are not insects. They actually belong to the class of animals known as Chilopoda, which are close relatives to millipedes and small myriapods known as symphylids.
Trivia
- Animal Crossing: City Folk - Prima Official Game Guide incorrectly states in their bug guide that centipedes are found on flowers instead of rocks.
Names in other languages
ムカデ mukade |
Centipede (Etymology unknown) | |
지네 jine |
Centipede (Etymology unknown) | |
蜈蚣 wúgōng |
Centipede (from location of discovery) | |
Многоножка Mnogonozhka |
Myriapod | |
Duizendpoot | Thousand feet | |
Hundertfüßer | Derived from hundert Füße (hundred feet). | |
Ciempiés | Hundred feet | |
Mille-pattes | Thousand feet | |
Centopiedi | Hundred feet |
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