Welcome to July and another Animal Crossing: New Horizons Bugs and Fish Guide. Things are continuing to heat up in the Northern Hemisphere and cool down in the South. And with that comes some radical changes to the catchable critters that are going to be around this month. As well as the rest of the season. With one half of the world about to get stupidly busy and the other half, well, you’ll soon see.
So as we all prepare for some seasonal fun (and desperately waiting on Nintendo to announce a new update) let’s take a look to see what is going on this month. Starting off with our good friends in the Northern Hemisphere.
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
BUGS ARRIVING THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Value | |
| Blue Weevil Beetle | On Palm Trees | All Day | 800 |
| Brow Cicada | On Trees | 8am – 5pm | 250 |
| Cicada Shell | On Trees | All Day | 10 |
| Cyclommatus Stag | On Palm Trees | 5pm – 8am | 8000 |
| Earth-Boring Dung Beetle | On the Ground | All Day | 300 |
| Evening Cicada | On Trees | 4am – 8am & 4pm – 7pm | 550 |
| Giant Cicada | On Trees | 8am – 5pm | 500 |
| Giant Stag | On Trees | 11pm – 8am | 10000 |
| Giraffe Stag | On Palm Trees | 5pm – 8am | 12000 |
| Golden Stag | On Palm Trees | 5pm – 8am | 12000 |
| Grasshopper | On the Ground | 8am – 5pm | 160 |
| Horned Atlas | On Palm Trees | 5pm – 8am | 8000 |
| Horned Dynastid | On Palm Trees | 5pm – 8am | 1350 |
| Horned Elephant | On Palm Trees | 5pm – 8am | 8000 |
| Horned Hercules | On Palm Trees | 5pm – 8am | 12000 |
| Miyama Stag | On Trees | All Day | 1000 |
| Robust Cicada | On Trees | 8am – 5pm | 300 |
| Saw Stag | On Trees | All Day | 2000 |
| Scarab Beetle | On Trees | 11pm – 8am | 10000 |
| Walking Leaf | Disguised as leaves/dropped furniture | All Day | 600 |
| Walking Stick | On Trees | 4am – 8am & 5pm – 7pm | 600 |
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- Loud noises!
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- Buck Bumble theme intensifies
BUGS LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Value | |
| Honeybee | Flying | 8am – 5pm | 200 |
It goes without saying that July is a big month when it comes to collectible bugs. Soon, your islands will come alive to the sights and sounds of Beetlemania. Many of them however are late night catches, with some being rather rare too. So be sure to have a nice variety of trees on your islands to maximise your chances in capturing the ones you need.
FISH ARRIVING THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Blue Marlin | Pier | All Day | Huge | 10000 |
| Napoleon Fish | Sea | 4am – 9pm | Huge | 10000 |
| Ocean Sunfish | Sea | 4am – 9pm | Huge with fin | 4000 |
| Puffer Fish | Sea | All Day | Medium-Small | 250 |
| Sweetfish | River | All Day | Large | 900 |
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- You can catch fish off this pier too.
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- A tadpole, yesterday.
FISH LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Tadpole | Pond | All Day | Tiny | 100 |
It’s less active on the Fish front in the Northern Hemisphere this month. However, we are still very much in shark season. Be sure to keep an eye out for shadows with fins sticking out of the water.
DEEP-SEA CREATURES ARRIVING THIS MONTH
| Movement Pattern | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Giant Isopod | Very Fast | 9am – 4pm & 9pm – 4am | Medium | 12000 |
| Horseshoe Crab | Medium | 9pm – 4am | Medium | 2500 |
| Moon Jellyfish | Very Slow | All Day | Small | 600 |
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- Yep, that is seaweed.
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- A Moon Jelly fish and their crabby friends.
DEEP-SEA CREATURES LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
| Movement Pattern | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Seaweed | Stationary | All Day | Large | 600 |
As with Fish, there isn’t much change on the Deep-Sea Creature situation; only three new arrivals and one leaver. And the leaver is around all day and stationary so you won’t struggle finding it. However, two of the new arrivals aren’t active till late at night with one being very fast at that. If you need advice on how to catch fast Deep-Sea Creatures, see the following guide for a neat tip.
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
No. Your eyes are not deceiving you, dear reader. This month in the Southern Hemisphere, there are no new Bugs or Fish arriving or leaving. Which should help to give you some time to catch any that you might have missed from last month. It will also give you time to practice your Snowman making skills. The only area that is seeing any changes is the Deep-Sea Creatures section, which sees the following leaving after this month.
DEEP-SEA CREATURES LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
| Movement Pattern | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Abalone | Medium Speed | 4pm – 9am | Medium | 2000 |
| Lobster | Fast | All day | Large | 4500 |
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- A pun that’s a load of abalone.
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- Well, at least you got snowballs.
Thus concludes the Animal Crossing New Horizons Bugs and Fish Guide for July. I hope that you find the guide useful. If it does, be sure to leave a like and share the article with your playing friends! If you have any tips that could help others, be sure to leave a comment down below.
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