Mole cricket

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	Mole cricket

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Real-world info

Name:Gryllotalpa brachyptera
Family:Gryllotalpidae - Mole crickets

Main appearances

Other appearances

Names in other languages

オケラ

蝼蛄

Taupe-grillon

Grillo cebollero

Grillotalpa

Медведка

땅강아지

螻蛄

Taupe-grillon

Grillo cebollero

Maulwurfsgrille

Veenmol

Themole cricket^{[nb 1]} is abug in theAnimal Crossing series that has appeared in every game to date.

In the games that the mole cricket appears in, it is an uncommon bug that the player can encounter, and can be found flying underground, making a chirping noise. If the player digs where the noise is the loudest, the mole cricket is unearthed and will crawl away. InAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, it can be caught from latefall to latespring.

Catch details[edit]

InAnimal Crossing[edit]

#37

"I caught a mole cricket! I wonder if he hates bright lights... (You know, because he's a MOLE cricket?)"

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DnM+ /AC

DnMe+

Time of year^{[nb 2]}	Nov – May
Time of day	All day
Location	Underground
Weather	Any weather
Selling price	200Bells
Furniture size

InWild World[edit]

#31

"I caught a mole cricket! I don't see any moles on you, little guy!"

Description	Unknown
Time of year	Nov – May
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	Underground
Bug size	35 mm
Selling price	280Bells
Furniture size

InCity Folk[edit]

#34

"I caught a mole cricket! Proceeding with interrogation!"

Description	These live underground but can fly and swim. They're multitalented.
Time of year	Nov – May
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	Underground
Bug size	35 mm
Rarity	Very uncommon
Selling price	280Bells
Furniture size

InNew Leaf[edit]

#38

"I caught a mole cricket! And I didn't even have toreset!"

Time of year	Nov – May
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	Underground
Size	44 mm
Rarity	Very uncommon
Selling price	280Bells
Furniture size

InNew Horizons[edit]

#37

"I caught a mole cricket! I really dug it!"

Time of year	North: Nov – May South: May – Nov
Time of day	All day
Location	Underground
Weather	Any weather
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny: 500Bells Flick: 750Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum[edit]

InAnimal Crossing[edit]

"My my my! Good gracious! This is a frightfully large mole cricket, eh wot? Yes, rather large indeed. Interesting, isn't it? How its monotonous song drags on and on, while the insect itself is nowhere to be seen? That very secret is what sets the mole cricket apart from its relatives. You see, it lives underground, wot wot! It may be because it's become a bit scarce, but I believe that most folk aren't even aware the mole cricket exists. To be nitpicky, it's not actually a true cricket, but rather a distant relative of crickets and grasshoppers. It has rippingly powerful forelegs adapted for digging. In fact, it's these mole-like limbs that give it its name. Its rear legs are shorter than a true cricket's as well. Bleeeeeech! All this talk of bug legs... Simply dreadful! Hooo... But I digress..."

InWild World[edit]

"The mole cricket is a bug, of course, but it resembles a mole! Hence the name. It's clear once you inspect its lower half that it is most definitely a cricket. Blech! Add "imitating moles" to the list of unforgivable things bugs are capable of!"

InCity Folk[edit]

"As both mole crickets and moles dig holes, it's said many parts of their bodiesevolved on similar paths... But the mole is nowhere near as off-putting as this bug... How could they be? Moles don't have antennae."

InNew Leaf[edit]

"Mole crickets live underground in tunnels they dig themselves, moving freely through soil. Their forelimbs resemble those of moles and are very suitable for digging. They have large wings that enable them to fly, but they can also swim if the need arises. In the past, people used to think the noise they made underground was actually coming from worms."

InNew Horizons[edit]

"Be warned, there is nowhere one might hide from themole cricket. This plump pest has powerful front claws made for digging holes, and oh how it loves to burrow underground! A cousin to the grasshopper, it also has wings and can easily take to the air. And I swear this on my pinfeathers... Some have even been seen walking on water! Oh mercy, I may need a moment.This is making me feel rather woozy..."

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Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Real-world information[edit]

A real-life mole cricket, speciesGryllotalpa brachyptera.

Mole crickets can be found throughout the world, specifically in more temperate climates. They are nocturnal and hibernate during the winter. They are rarely seen, as they live underground in tunnel networks, but are nonetheless regarded as pests. They have large forelimbs that can be used to dig and swim. They are roughly three to five centimeters long and are omnivores, meaning they eat both plants and animals. In some areas of Asia they are eaten, but only when fried. Mole crickets also appear as a character in another of Nintendo's games:Mother 3.

The mole cricket featured in-game is similar in appearance toGryllotalpa brachyptera, a mole cricket native to Australia, but it could belong to any of theGryllotalpidae species.

Names in other languages[edit]

	オケラ Okera	Mole cricket

	땅강아지 Ttanggang-aji	Mole cricket

	蝼蛄 Lóugū	Mole cricket

	螻蛄 Unknown

	Медведка Medvedka	Mole cricket

	Veenmol	Mole cricket

	Maulwurfsgrille	Mole cricket

	Grillo cebollero	Mole cricket

	Taupe-grillon	Mole cricket

	Grillotalpa	Mole cricket

Notes[edit]

↑Japanese:オケラ Hepburn:Okera
↑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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