Centipede
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| Name:Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans Family:Scolopendridae - Giant centipedes | ||||||||
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Names in other languages ムカデ 蜈蚣 Mille-pattes Ciempiés Centopiedi Многоножка 지네 蜈蚣 Mille-pattes Ciempiés Hundertfüßer Duizendpoot | ||||||||
Thecentipede is abug in theAnimal Crossing series introduced inAnimal Crossing: City Folk. It can be found by hitting arock with ashovel oraxe, similarly to thepill bug. Also similarly, inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, it can be caught throughout the year outside of mid to latesummer.
A variant of the centipede, thehouse centipede, appears inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf.
Catch details[edit]
InCity Folk[edit]
"I caught a centipede! It's got a million legs! Or, you know, a hundred."
| Description | Very few of these actually have more than 100 legs. They have nasty bites. |
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| Time of year | Jun – Feb |
| Time of day | 4 PM – 11 PM |
| Peak times | N/A |
| Location | From hitting rocks |
| Bug size | 65 mm |
| Rarity | Very uncommon |
| Selling price |  300Bells |
| Furniture size |  |
InNew Leaf[edit]
"I caught a centipede! Impede the centipede!"
| Time of year | Jun – Feb |
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| Time of day | 4 PM – 11 PM |
| Peak times | N/A |
| Location | From hitting rocks |
| Size | 65 mm |
| Rarity | Very uncommon |
| Selling price | 300Bells |
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InNew Horizons[edit]
"I caught a centipede! 99 more and I'll have a dollarpede!"
| Time of year | North: Sep – Jun South: Mar – Dec |
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| Time of day | 4 PM – 11 PM |
| Location | From hitting rocks |
| Weather | Any weather |
| Spawn requirement | Appears from the start of the game |
| Selling prices |  Nook's Cranny: 300Bells Flick: 450Bells |
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Donating to the museum[edit]
InCity Folk[edit]
Upon donation to themuseum,Blathers will say this about the Centipede:
The centipede can be found on the second level, near therafflesia, along with thefly andflea.
InNew Leaf[edit]
Upon being donated, the centipede can be found in the upper left room of the bug exhibit, near the rafflesia. The exhibit has this to say about the centipede:
InNew Horizons[edit]
When asked about the bug, Blathers will say the following:
The centipede can be found in the leftmost glass display with thepill bug and themoth.
Gallery[edit]
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Real-world information[edit]
The centipede in this game appears to be the Chinese red-headed centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans), found in Asia. Contrary to common belief, centipedes are not insects. They actually belong to the class of animals known asChilopoda, which are close relatives to millipedes and small myriapods known as symphylids.
Trivia[edit]
- Animal Crossing: City Folk - Prima Official Game Guide incorrectly states in their bug guide that centipedes are found onflowers instead ofrocks.
Names in other languages[edit]
 | ムカデ mukade | Centipede (Etymology unknown) |
 | 지네 jine | Centipede (Etymology unknown) |
 | 蜈蚣 wúgōng | Centipede (from location of discovery) |
 | Многоножка Mnogonozhka | Myriapod |
 | Duizendpoot | Thousand feet |
 | Hundertfüßer | Derived fromhundert Füße (hundred feet). |
 | Ciempiés | Hundred feet |
 | Mille-pattes | Thousand feet |
 | Centopiedi | Hundred feet |
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