New critters to catch in May

Tomorrow is a new month which means new fish and insects to catch in Animal Crossing. If you are like me and have already caught every fish and insect that has been available so far I bet you are eagerly awaiting the turn of the month and the chance to fill out your critterpedia.

Fish 

Let’s start with the fish in the northern hemisphere since that’s where my cozy little island is located. First off we have the Angelfish, this small tropical fish will start showing up in rivers between 4pm and 9am giving you a reason to stay up late. Then in the morning, it will instead be possible to catch another small river fish, the Betta, which will be available from 9am to 4 pm. In ponds starting in May you will be able to catch a Catfish, this medium size fish will be catchable between 4pm and 9am. Also showing up in ponds we now have Frogs, these cute things which we all know are not technically fish will be around all day. If you want to add a large hard to catch fish to the museum, there is now the Mahi-mahi, catchable at all hours but only when fishing from a pier. Also, catchable 24 hours a day when fishing from a pier is the Gigant Trevally. When fishing in a river there is now the small Nibble Fish, which will be showing up between 9am and 4pm. Finally, we have another small river fish that’s obtainable between 9am and 4pm, the Rainbowfish. If my memory serves me right this is one of the fish I had in my aquarium growing up.

In the southern hemisphere, we now have the Bitterling showing up, one of those fish we northerners have grown tired of catching over and over again. This little fellow can be caught in rivers all day long. Then more excitingly we have two large rare fish that can only be caught from a pier. The Blue Marlin and the Tuna, both can be caught at all hours. I have a lot of fun fishing for these two, hopefully, you will too.

Insects 

Starting off with the northern hemisphere we have the Banded Dragonfly starting to show up in May. This one is supposedly quite rare but if you are lucky they can be found near the water between the 8am and 5pm. Next up we have the Diving Beetle, this one of more common and can found hanging out on the water between the hours of 8am and 7pm. We have the Great Purple Emperor, this rare butterfly is supposedly found near flowers between 4am and 7pm. A more common critter is the Pondskater, which as its name implies can be found on the water between 8am and 7pm. We have another rare butterfly showing up in May, the worlds largest butterfly the Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing. Some say this is the rarest of all butterflies in the Animal Crossing series. It likes flowers and can be caught between 8am and 4pm. Next is the Rosalias Batesi Beetle, make sure to leave some tree stumps if you want to catch this fellow. It can be found at all hours starting in May. If the Tarantula scared the bejesus out of you, I have good news, it’s leaving the game in May. Unfortunately, it is being replaced by an equally scary night time critter, the Scorpion will now terrorize your island from seven in the evening to four in the morning. The last new addition to New Horizon is the Violin Beetle, like the Rosalias Batesi Beetle this critter can be found hanging out on tree stumps 24/7.

In the southern hemisphere the Damselfly is showing up in May. It can be found near water at all hours. Joining it is the Mole Cricket, I personally had a hard time catching it since I tend to listen to podcasts while playing Animal Crossing. The trick is to listen for an unusual chirping sound, when you hear it start digging all over the place. Listen for it all day and night, Just as we northerners are saying goodbye to the horrifying Tarantula it is showing up in the southern hemisphere. You don’t have to look for it, it will find and terrorize you if you play between 7pm and 4am.