Dung beetle

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Real-world info
	Name: Scarabaeus sacer; Family: Scarabaeidae - Dung Beetles
Main appearances
	DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue; WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
	Film HHD aF PC
	Names in other languages フンコロガシ; 蜣螂; 糞金龜; 쇠똥구리; Bousier; Bousier; Escarabajo pelotero; Escarabajo pelotero; Scarabeo stercorario; Жук-навозник; Mistkäfer; Mestkever

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The dung beetle is a bug in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Doubutsu no Mori e+. Beginning in Animal Crossing: Wild World, they appear during winter, rolling snowballs. In Doubutsu no Mori e+, they instead appear from spring to fall and roll the soccer, basketball, or volleyball balls found around the player's town.

Catch details[edit]

In Doubutsu no Mori e+[edit]

#47

"フンコロガシを　捕まえた！　ボール　ころがしてたのに？"
Translation: "I caught a dung beetle! Did you roll that ball?"

DnM / iQue

DnM+ / AC

DnMe+

Time of year^{[nb 1]}	Mar – Oct
Time of day	7 PM – 8 AM
Location	Pushing balls
Weather	Unknown
Selling price	400 Bells
Furniture size

In Wild World[edit]

#36

"Eww... I caught a dung beetle! Shouldn't you be rolling something else?"

Description	They are usually found in the desert. They eat dung and bury their eggs in it. Ew! It's gross, but it's good for the Earth.
Time of year	Dec – Feb
Time of day	5 PM – 8 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	Pushing snowballs
Bug size	35 mm
Selling price	800 Bells
Furniture size

In City Folk[edit]

#41

"I caught a dung beetle! Um... Ew."

Description	These eat and lay their eggs in dung. Yes, it's gross, but good for the earth.
Time of year	Dec – Feb
Time of day	5 PM – 8 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	Pushing snowballs
Bug size	35 mm
Rarity	Rare
Selling price	800 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf[edit]

#46

"I caught a dung beetle! Nah, the joke's just too easy."

Time of year	Dec – Feb
Time of day	5 PM – 8 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	Pushing snowballs
Size	33 mm
Rarity	Rare
Selling price	800 Bells
Furniture size

In New Horizons[edit]

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, dung beetles cannot be caught on another player's island, since snowballs do not appear when the player's airport gates are open.

#50

"I caught a dung beetle! This species likes feces!"

Time of year	North: Dec – Feb South: Jun – Aug
Time of day	All day
Location	Pushing snowballs
Weather	Any weather
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny: 3,000 Bells Flick: 4,500 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum[edit]

As with all insects in the Animal Crossing series, the Dung Beetle can be donated to the museum followed by a small talk by Blathers, the curator.

In Wild World[edit]

"I say, I've actually heard it said that their dung-rolling is considered endearing! Absolute rubbish. It is a dirty habit. Dung is dirty. There is no refuting it! Hoo... What a world..."

In City Folk[edit]

"These beetles are also known as scarabs and were once revered in some parts of the world. Looking at it now, I must admit there IS something a bit refined about its antennae and legs..."

After donation, the dung beetle can be found rolling a piece of dung in the lower terrace in the smaller dirt circle, sharing the exhibit with the migratory locust.

In New Leaf[edit]

Since Blathers does not talk about the bug, the exhibit provides the information as follows:

"Dung beetles are famous for the exact thing you'd assume they're famous for. In fact, they use their namesake both as a source of food and a place to lay their eggs. Dung beetles are very strong and can roll things 10 times the weight of their bodies. One species can even pull objects 1,141 times its weight, which is like a human pulling 6 packed buses!"

In New Horizons[edit]

"What can I say? The aptly-named dung beetle feeds on the feces of animals. Hoo! You heard right! This putrid pest rolls up balls of dung...and then rolls them away to dine on at a later date. As if that weren't atrocious enough, some dung beetles lay their eggs in the feces too! What a dreadful place to raise the young."

When donated, it is found in the large desert sand tank alongside the scorpion in the back room of the bug exhibit, next to the tarantula tank.

Gallery[edit]

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Doubutsu no Mori e+
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Real-world information[edit]

A real-life dung beetle

Members of the insect family Scarabaeidae feed almost exclusively on feces and decaying matter. Many species have a good sense of smell. Dung beetles lay their eggs in dung. There are around 30,000 species of scarabaeidae worldwide.

Names in other languages[edit]

	フンコロガシ funkorogashi	Dung beetle (lit. "dung roller")

	쇠똥구리 soettongguri	Dung beetle

	蜣螂 qiāngláng / fěnjīn'guī	Dung beetle

	糞金龜 Unknown

	Жук-навозник Zhuk-navoznik	Dung beetle

	Mestkever	Dung beetle

	Mistkäfer	Dung beetle

	Escarabajo pelotero	lit. "ball-maker beetle"

	Bousier	lit. "ball-maker"

	Scarabeo stercorario	lit. "dung scarab"

Notes[edit]

↑ 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.

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