Dina Bader: Tarantulas are leaving Animal Crossing in May to be replaced with scorpions

The bugs you can catch are dependent on the real-world month and time of day.

All you would-be entomologists and bug lovers rejoice! You get to waste away the hours in Animal Crossing: New Horizons looking for rare and valuable creepy crawlies. Since the kind of insects that appear in the game change with the passage of time, you're going to want to check back in frequently so you can catch everything you can before some creatures disappear for a few months.

To help you out, we've made a list of all of the bugs you can catch this month along with lists showing which bugs will be coming and going from the game next month. Happy bug hunting! We also have a list of which fish you can catch this month.

Northern Hemisphere

This month's Bugs
Bugs leaving at the end of the month
Bugs coming next month

Southern Hemisphere

This month's Bugs
Bugs and leaving at the end of the month
Bugs and coming next month

Northern Hemisphere

For anyone who has their Animal Crossing: New Horizons game playing in the Northern Hemisphere, here are the bugs you'll be able to encounter this month.

May bugs Northern Hemisphere

Name	Bell Price	Location	Seasonality	Active Hours
Agrias Butterfly	3,000 Bells	Flying in the air	Apr-Sep	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Ant	80 Bells	On rotten food	All Year	All Day
Atlas Moth	3,000 Bells	On tree trunks	Apr-Sep	7 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Bagworm	600 Bells	Falls from shaken trees	All Year	All Day
Citrus Long-Horned Beetle	350 Bells	On tree stumps	All Year	All Day
Common Butterfly	160 Bells	Flying in the air	Apr-Aug	4 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Darner Dragonfly	230 Bells	Flying in the air	Apr-Oct	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Flea	70 Bells	On villagers	Apr-Nov	All Day
Fly	80 Bells	On garbage	All Year	All Day
Giant Water Bug	2,000 Bells	Pond/River	Apr-Sep	7 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Hermit Crab	1,000 Bells	Along the beach	All Year	7 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Honeybee	200 Bells	Flying new flowers	Mar-July	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Jewel Beetle	2,400 Bells	On trees	Apr-Aug	All Day
Ladybug	200 Bells	On flowers	Mar-June, Oct	8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Long Locust	200 Bells	On the ground	Apr-Nov	8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Madagascan Sunset Moth	2,500 Bells	Flying in the air	Apr-Sep	8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Man-Faced Stink Bug	1,000 Bells	On flowers	Mar-Nov	7 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Mantis	430 Bells	On flowers	Mar-Nov	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Mole Cricket	500 Bells	Underground	Nov-May	All Day
Moth	130 Bells	Flying near light	All Year	7 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Orchid Mantis	2,400 Bells	On white flowers	Mar-Nov	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Paper Kite Butterfly	1,000 Bells	Flying in the air	All Year	8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Peacock Butterfly	2,500 Bells	Flying in the air	Mar-June	4 a.m.-7 p.m.
Raja Brooke's Birdwing	2,500 Bells	Flying in the air	Apr-Sep, Dec- Feb	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Snail	250 Bells	On rocks when raining	All Year	All Day
Spider	480 Bells	Dangle from shaken trees	All Year	7 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Stinkbug	120 Bells	On flowers	Mar-Nov	All Day
Agrias Butterfly	3,000 Bells	Flying in the air	Apr-Sep	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Ant	80 Bells	On rotten food	All Year	All Day
Atlas Moth	3,000 Bells	On tree trunks	Apr-Sep	7 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Bagworm	600 Bells	Falls from shaken trees	All Year	All Day
Banded Dragonfly	4,500 Bells	Flying in the air	May-Oct	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Citrus Long-Horned Beetle	350 Bells	On tree stumps	All Year	All Day
Common Butterfly	160 Bells	Flying in the air	Apr-Aug	4 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Darner Dragonfly	230 Bells	Flying in the air	Apr-Oct	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Diving Beetle	800 Bells	Ponds/Rivers	May-Sep	8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Flea	70 Bells	On villagers	Apr-Nov	All Day
Fly	80 Bells	On garbage	All Year	All Day
Giant Water Bug	2,000 Bells	Pond/River	Apr-Sep	7 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Great Purple Emperor	3,000 Bells	Flying in the air	May-Aug	4 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Honeybee	200 Bells	Flying new flowers	Mar-July	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Jewel Beetle	2,400 Bells	On trees	Apr-Aug	All Day
Ladybug	200 Bells	On flowers	Mar-June, Oct	8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Long Locust	200 Bells	On the ground	Apr-Nov	8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Madagascan Sunset Moth	2,500 Bells	Flying in the air	Apr-Sep	8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Man-Faced Stink Bug	1,000 Bells	On flowers	Mar-Nov	7 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Mantis	430 Bells	On flowers	Mar-Nov	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Mole Cricket	500 Bells	Underground	Nov-May	All Day
Moth	130 Bells	Flying near light	All Year	7 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Orchid Mantis	2,400 Bells	On white flowers	Mar-Nov	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Peacock Butterfly	2,500 Bells	Flying in the air	Mar-June	4 a.m.-7 p.m.
Pondskater	130 Bells	Ponds	May-Sep	8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Queen Alexandra's Birdwing	4,000 Bells	Flying in the air	May-Sep	8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Rosalia Batesi Beetle	3,000 Bells	On tree stumps	May-Sep	All Day
Scorpion	8,000 Bells	On the ground	May-Oct	7 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Snail	250 Bells	On rocks when raining	All Year	All Day
Spider	480 Bells	Dangle from shaken trees	All Year	7 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Stinkbug	120 Bells	On flowers	Mar-Nov	All Day
Tarantula	8,000 Bells	On the ground	Nov-May	7 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Tiger Beetle	1,500 Bells	On the ground	Feb-Nov	All Day
Tiger Butterfly	240 Bells	Flying in the air	Mar-Sep	4 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Violin Beetle	450 Bells	On tree stumps	May-June, Sep-Nov	All Day
Wasp	2,500 Bells	Falls from shaken trees	All Year	All Day
Warf Roach	200 Bells	On rocks at the beach	All Year	All Day
Yellow Butterfly	160 Bells	Flying in the air	Mar-June, Sep-Oct	4 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Tiger Beetle	1,500 Bells	On the ground	Feb-Nov	All Day
Tiger Butterfly	240 Bells	Flying in the air	Mar-Sep	4 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Wasp	2,500 Bells	Falls from shaken trees	All Year	All Day
Warf Roach	200 Bells	On rocks at the beach	All Year	All Day
Yellow Butterfly	160 Bells	Flying in the air	Mar-June, Sep-Oct	4 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Bugs leaving at the end of the month Northern Hemisphere

Name	Bell Price	Location	Seasonality	Active Hours
Mole Cricket	500 Bells	Underground	Nov-May	All Day

Bugs coming next month in June Northern Hemisphere

Name	Bell Price	Location	Seasonality	Active Hours
Drone Beetle	200 Bells	On trees	June-Aug	All Day
Emperor Butterfly	4,000 Bells	Flying in the air	June-Sep, Dec-Mar	5 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Firefly	300 Bells	Flying in the air	June	7 p.m.-4 a.m.
Goliath Beetle	8,000 Bells	On tree trunks	June-Sep	All Day
Mosquito	130 Bells	Flying in the air	June-Sep	5 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Rainbow Stag	6,000 Bells	On tree trunks	June-Sep	7 p.m. - 8 a.m.

Southern Hemisphere

For anyone who has their Animal Crossing: New Horizons game playing in the Southern Hemisphere, here are the bugs you'll be able to encounter this month.

May bugs Southern Hemisphere

Name	Bell Price	Location	Seasonality	Active Hours
Ant	80 Bells	On rotten food	All Year	All Day
Bagworm	600 Bells	Falls from shaken trees	All Year	All Day
Centipede	300 Bells	Found after hitting rocks	Mar-Dec	4 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Citrus Long-Horned Beetle	350 Bells	On tree stumps	All Year	All Day
Common Butterfly	160 Bells	Flying in the air	Mar-Dec	4 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Cricket	130 Bells	On the ground	Mar-May	5 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Damselfly	500 Bells	Flying in the air	May-Aug	All Day
Flea	70 Bells	On villagers	Oct-May	All Day
Fly	80 Bells	On garbage	All Year	All Day
Hermit Crab	1,000 Bells	Along the beach	All Year	7 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Honeybee	200 Bells	Flying new flowers	Mar-July	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Long Locust	200 Bells	On the ground	Nov-May	8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Man-Faced Stink Bug	1,000 Bells	On flowers	Sep-May	7 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Mantis	430 Bells	On flowers	Sep-May	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Migratory Locust	600 Bells	On ground	Feb-May	8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Mole Cricket	500 Bells	Underground	May-Nov	All Day
Monarch Butterfly	140 Bells	Flying in the air	Mar-May	4 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Moth	130 Bells	Flying near light	All Year	7 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Orchid Mantis	2,400 Bells	On white flowers	Sep-May	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Paper Kite Butterfly	1,000 Bells	Flying in the air	All Year	8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Pill Bug	250 Bells	Found after hitting rocks	Mar-Dec	11 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Red Dragonfly	180 Bells	Flying in the air	Mar-April	8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Rice Grasshopper	160 Bells	On the ground	Feb-May	8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Snail	250 Bells	On rocks when raining	All Year	All Day
Spider	480 Bells	Dangle from shaken trees	All Year	7 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Stinkbug	120 Bells	On flowers	Sep-May	All Day
Tiger Beetle	1,500 Bells	On the ground	Aug-May	All Day
Walker Stick	600 Bells	Falls from shaken trees	Jan-May	4 a.m. - 8 a.m., 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Wasp	2,500 Bells	Falls from shaken trees	All Year	All Day
Warf Roach	200 Bells	On rocks at the beach	All Year	All Day

Bugs leaving at the end of the month Southern Hemisphere

Name	Bell Price	Location	Seasonality	Active Hours
Cricket	130 Bells	On the ground	Mar-May	5 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Flea	70 Bells	On villagers	Oct-May	All Day
Long Locust	200 Bells	On the ground	Nov-May	8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Man-Faced Stink Bug	1,000 Bells	On flowers	Sep-May	7 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Mantis	430 Bells	On flowers	Sep-May	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Migratory Locust	600 Bells	On ground	Feb-May	8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Monarch Butterfly	140 Bells	Flying in the air	Mar-May	4 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Orchid Mantis	2,400 Bells	On white flowers	Sep-May	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Rice Grasshopper	160 Bells	On the ground	Feb-May	8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Stinkbug	120 Bells	On flowers	Sep-May	All Day
Tiger Beetle	1,500 Bells	On the ground	Aug-May	All Day
Walker Stick	600 Bells	Falls from shaken trees	Jan-May	4 a.m. - 8 a.m., 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Bugs coming next month in June Southern Hemisphere

Name	Bell Price	Location	Seasonality	Active Hours
Emperor Butterfly	4,000 Bells	Flying in the air	Dec-Mar, June-Sep	5 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Raja Brooke's Birdwing	2,500 Bells	Flying in the air	Nov-Mar, June-Aug	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Swing that net

Now that you know which bugs are going to be here this month, along with which ones will be coming and going next month, you can really start focusing in on the ones you want to catch. We'll be updating this list to make sure it's helpful for the coming months. Good luck on your bug hunt! I hope you're able to catch all of the rarest and most valuable bugs out there.