Walker cicada

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Real-world info
	Name: Meimuna opalifera; Family: Cicadidae (cicadas)
Main appearances
	DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue; WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
	Film HHD aF PC
	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

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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. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it can be caught from summer to the beginning of fall.

Catch details

In Animal Crossing

#7

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

DnM / iQue

DnM+ / AC

DnMe+

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

In Wild World

#19

"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

In City Folk

#20

"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

In New Leaf

#22

"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

In New Horizons

#29

"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

Donating to the museum

In Animal Crossing

"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

"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

Upon donation to the museum, Blathers the curator will say:

"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

"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.

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Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Real-world information

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

	ツクツクホウシ Tsukutsukuhōshi	Meimuna opalifera

	Cigale cicadelle	Leafhopper cicada

Notes

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