Animal Crossing New Horizons: May Bugs and Fish Guide
A comprehensive list of all the Bugs, Fish, and Deep-Sea creatures that you can collect this May in Animal Crossing: New Horizons! Worry not. As we have all the creatures that are arriving this month and all the ones that will be leaving once it ends.
Sing hurray its May! So you know what that means? A brand new Animal Crossing New Horizons: May Bugs and Fish Guide! In this guide you’ll find a list of all the Bugs, Fish, and Deep-Sea Creatures that will be arriving this month and which ones will be leaving once we roll into June. Each list covers the critters, their locations, their value, and the time of day that they will arrive. In both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
All info that makes for a perfect time filler was we all wait to see if there will be a major update this month. And if there is, will it be as big as rumoured? Only the game’s official Twitter will let us know for sure. But for now, all we can for now is wait and see, and get get catching some critters!
Scorpion season is back folks! From now till late autumn rather than catching tarantulas you’ll be finding those little stingers. Catching them is the same idea as with the tarantulas. So those of you who are keen on doing the ol’ farming strategy will find catching it easy enough.
FISH ARRIVING THIS MONTH
Location
Time of Day
Shadow Size
Value
Angelfish
River
4pm – 9am
Small
3000
Betta
River
9pm – 4am
Small
2500
Catfish
Pond
4pm – 9am
Medium-Large
800
Frog
Pond
All Day
Small
120
Giant Trevally
Pier
All Day
Large
4500
Mahi-Mahi
Pier
All Day
Large
6000
Nibble Fish
River
9am – 4pm
Tiny
1500
Rainbow Fish
River
9am – 4pm
Tiny
800
This fish Betta than most!
Oh “Trout”, I thought you said “Shout”!
FISH LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
Location
Time of Day
Shadow Size
Value
Golden Trout
River Clifftop
4pm – 9am
Medium-Small
15000
Loach
River
All Day
Small
400
Oarfish
Sea
All Day
Huge
9000
Not many Fish leaving this month in the Northern Hemisphere. However those that are leaving can prove to be rarer finds. As always be sure to keep plenty of bait on side if you are planning on capturing either of them.
DEEP-SEA CREATURES ARRIVING THIS MONTH
Movement Pattern
Time of Day
Shadow Size
Value
Gigas Giant Clam
Very Fast
All day
Huge
15000
Sea Urchin
Slow Consistent Movement
All day
Small
1700
Slate Pencil Urchin
Consistent Movement
4am – 9pm
Small
2000
Spotted Garden Eel
Slow Consistent Movement
4am – 9pm
Medium
1100
Vampire Squid
Quick
4pm – 9am
Large
10000
He looks a little crabby.
No jelly with these eels.
DEEP-SEA CREATURES LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
Movement Pattern
Time of Day
Shadow Size
Value
Dungeness Crab
Consistent Movement
All day
Medium
1900
May proves to be a manageable month for Deep-Sea creatures in the Northern Hemisphere. Only one creature is leaving, and those that are arriving are here almost all day and are fairly slow or noticeable. If you need a few extra tips on how to catch creatures such as the Gigas Giant Clam be sure to check out last month’s Deep-Sea Creature Guide. As part of that guide includes a few tips for catching the larger and faster critters. Next up on the Animal Crossing New Horizons: May Bugs and Fish Guide lets see what is happening for our friends in the south.
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
BUGS ARRIVING THIS MONTH
Location
Time of Day
Value
Damselfly
Flying
All Day
500
Mole Cricket
Underground
All Day
500
Tarantula
On the Ground
7pm – 4am
8000
An Orchid Mantis, yesterday.
You’ll need quick reflexes for this bug.
BUGS LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
Location
Time of Day
Value
Cricket
On the ground
5pm – 8am
130
Flea
On Villagers
All Day
70
Long Locust
On the Ground
8am – 7pm
200
Mantis
On Flowers
8am – 5pm
430
Migratory Locust
On the Ground
8am – 7pm
600
Monarch Butterfly
Flying
4am – 5pm
140
Orchid Mantis
On White Flowers
8am – 5pm
2400
Rice Grasshopper
On the Ground
8am – 7pm
160
Violin Beetle
On Tree Stumps
All Day
450
Walking Stick
On Trees
4am – 8am and 5pm – 7pm
600
As Autumn rolls on many bugs will be leaving for warmer climbs. And whilst you might not miss the sight of the Flea it along with many others on this list won’t be back for quite some time. So be sure to catch them now for money and possible models from Flick to add to your collections.
FISH ARRIVING THIS MONTH
Location
Time of Day
Shadow Size
Value
Bitterling
River
All Day
Tiny
900
Blowfish
Sea
9pm – 4am
Medium-Small
5000
Blue Marlin
Pier
All Day
Huge
10000
Football Fish
Sea
4pm – 9am
Medium-Large
2500
Tuna
Pier
All Day
Huge
7000
You can only catch this one on piers.
A small but valuable fish.
FISH LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
Location
Time of Day
Shadow Size
Value
Barred Knifejaw
Sea
All day
Medium-small
5000
Char
River Clifftop Pond
All day
Medium-small
3800
Cherry Salmon
River Clifftop Pond
All day
Medium-small
1000
Golden Trout
River Clifftop
4pm – 9am
Medium-small
15000
Guppy
River
9am – 4pm
Tiny
1300
Mitten Crab
River
4pm – 9am
Small
2000
Neon Tetra
River
9am – 4pm
Tiny
500
Ray
Sea
4am – 9pm
Large
3000
Sea Horse
Sea
All day
Tiny
1100
Zebra Turkeyfish
Sea
All day
Medium-small
500
Its a big clear out of fish this month in the South. And sadly dear reader this pattern is set to continue on for the next few months. So be sure to take every opportunity you can to catch as many of the fish listed as possible to avoid disappointment!
DEEP-SEA CREATURES ARRIVING THIS MONTH
Movement Pattern
Time of Day
Shadow Size
Value
Dungeness Crab
Consistent Movement
All day
Medium
1900
Red King Crab
Quick
All day
Large
8000
Sea Cucumber
Slow Consistent Movement
All day
Medium
500
Sea Pig
Fast
4pm – 9am
Medium
10000
Snow Crab
Fast
Any Time
Large
6000
An after work creature if ever there was one.
He looks a little grumpy.
DEEP-SEA CREATURES LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
Movement Pattern
Time of Day
Shadow Size
Value
Gazami Crab
Fast
Any Time
Medium
2000
Chambered Nautilus
Slow
4pm – 9pm
Medium
1800
Much like in the North this month in the Southern Hemisphere. Only a couple creatures leaving with most arriving being mostly ones who are out all day. However with them being Medium sized Creatures you might get frustrated if you find yourself catching the same thing over and over again. But fear not, you have plenty of time to capture them.
And so concludes this Animal Crossing New Horizons: May Bugs and Fish Guide. Here is hoping that it helps you out; if it does, be sure to leave a like and share the article with your Animal Crossing: New Horizons playing friends!
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