Spider

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Real-world info
	Name: Argiope bruennichi; Family: Araneidae- Orb-weaver Spiders
Main appearances
	DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue; WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
	Film HHD aF PC
	Names in other languages クモ; 거미; Ragno; Spinne 蜘蛛; Araignée; Araña; Spin 蜘蛛; Araignée; Araña; Паук

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The spider is a bug in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing. They are uncommon and can be found in trees, appearing for a few seconds hanging from a web when the player shakes the tree. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, spiders are active from evening to morning year-round.

Catch details[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

#38

"Whoa! I caught a spider! I bet some fly is gonna rest easy tonight!"

DnM / iQue

DnM+ / AC

DnMe+

Time of year^{[nb 1]}	Apr – Sep
Time of day	All day
Location	In trees
Weather	Any weather
Selling price	300 Bells
Furniture size

In Wild World[edit]

#54

"I caught a spider! You're in MY web now!"

Description	They have eight legs. Their heads and chests are connected. Baby spiders can spin thread to fly.
Time of year	Mar – Nov
Time of day	7 PM – 4 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	Shaking trees
Bug size	28 mm
Rarity	Common
Selling price	300 Bells
Furniture size

In City Folk[edit]

#62

"I caught a spider! Look at all those eyes!"

Description	Spiders in the house will eat flies and other pests...but they are still gross.
Time of year	Mar – Oct
Time of day	Mar – Jun; Sep: All day Jul – Aug: 7 PM – 8 AM Oct: 11 PM – 4 PM
Peak times	Apr – May; Sep
Location	Shaking trees
Bug size	25 mm
Rarity	Very uncommon
Selling price	300 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf[edit]

#70

"I caught a spider! My net is kinda like a web, right?"

Time of year	Mar – Oct
Time of day	Mar – Jun; Sep: All day Jul – Aug: 7 PM – 8 AM Oct: 11 PM – 4 PM
Peak times	Apr – May: 4 PM – 8 AM Sep: 7 PM – 8 AM
Location	Shaking trees
Size	25 mm
Rarity	Uncommon
Selling price	300 Bells
Furniture size

In New Horizons[edit]

#78

"I caught a spider! I spied 'er first!"

Time of year	North: All year South: All year
Time of day	7 PM – 8 AM
Location	Shaking trees
Weather	Any weather
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny: 600 Bells Flick: 900 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum[edit]

As with all bugs in the Animal Crossing series, the spider can be donated to the museum. Every donation is followed by a small talk from Blathers, the curator;

In Animal Crossing[edit]

"Hanging a toy spider from a string to frighten someone is a jolly good childhood ruse known throughout the world. Now, I may be mistaken, but I believe this shows the general loathing civilized folk have for spiders. They deserve it! Eight legs, bug diet, and those eyes! They just have too many! Blech! Sinister fiends! Hooo... But I digress..."

In Wild World[edit]

"I can think of nothing more repugnant than becoming entangled in a spider's web! After thrashing about, you think you got it all off, but no, indeed! A little tickle on your neck and you thrash anew! Blech! Such foulness... Hoo... But I digress..."

The spider is displayed in the second room of the insect exhibit, on the second tree from the bottom at the far end. It is seen descending from its hiding place in the leaves of the tree on a spider silk, waiting a while, and then scrabbling back up again.

In City Folk[edit]

A spider in the museum in City Folk.

"Horrors! My apologies, but I get rather jumpy around fast, multi-legged critters like this one, eh wot? Even worse is the fact that spiders have eight eyes! Even when it looks away, it can see our every move! I've heard some people worship the spider... And I've also heard that you will not find me in those places."

After donating, the spider can be found on a tree in the central terrace of the insect exhibit. It will come down out of the tree on a thread when approached.

In New Leaf[edit]

Upon being donated, the spider can be found in the room of the bug exhibit with the rafflesia, on the middle tree of the northern terrace. It will come down out of the tree on a thread when approached. The exhibit has this to say about the spider:

"Spiders emit silk from their spinnerets and use it to create elaborate webs to snag prey. The horizontal threads are sticky to the touch, allowing them to be used as very strong restraints. However, the vertical threads are smooth, allowing spiders to walk on them without getting stuck."

In New Horizons[edit]

"The spider is renowned for having eight eyes and eight legs... WHICH IS TOO MANY, I SAY! Oh dear. I do apologize. Now where was I? Most spiders are carnivorous. In fact, some will eat creatures several times larger than themselves. To catch their prey, many of these ruthless predators spin sticky webs of surprising strength. Worse yet, they've also been known to ambush their victims, and some even chase down their meals! All this talk about the feeding habits of spiders... I'm feeling quite queasy. Hoot! The Horror!"

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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[edit]

A real-life wasp spider

Argiope bruennichi, commonly known as the wasp spider, is a widespread species of spider that can be found in Europe, Africa and much of Asia. Their common name refers to the black and yellow stripes they have on their abdomens.

Names in other languages[edit]

	クモ kumo	Spider

	거미 geomi	Spider

	蜘蛛 zhīzhū	Spider

	Паук Pauk	Spider

	Spin	Spider

	Spinne	Spider

	Araña	Spider

	Araignée	Spider

	Ragno	Spider

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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