Collecting insects is one of the most rewarding tasks in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Players are able to fill out their museum and their indexes with information and facts on insects that may not be seen in everyday life. However, none of the insects are more difficult to find than the mole cricket.
Finding a mole cricket can prove to be difficult for players. They are one of the few insects who are completely out of sight. However, this doesn't mean that they're impossible to catch. Once players get the hang of finding a mole cricket, catching them becomes a breeze.
Hunting Mole Crickets in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Catching a mole cricket now is more important than ever for Northern hemisphere players. This is because, at the end of May, the mole cricket will be gone until November. Northern hemisphere players will have to wait six months before this insect becomes available to players again. For those in the Southern hemisphere, May is the first month this insect will be available to catch. Southern hemisphere players will be able to catch this bug until November, making it a little less urgent but still a lot of fun to catch the mole cricket.
Unlike other insects in Animal Crossing, mole crickets are the only insect that requires for players to play with the sound on. These insects are typically winter and spring bugs but, during the right season, they can be found all day long. To find the mole cricket, players need to simply wonder their island and listen closely for a noise that sounds like a cricket chirping.
Although there is no cricket to be seen, the mole cricket will be hiding right under players' feet. Players will have to tune in closely because, the louder the sound is, the closer the player is to where the mole cricket is hiding. This will help players hone in on the exact space the mole cricket will be hiding in. Players should start to dig in the place the cricket noise is loudest. If this is a player's first time digging for the mole cricket, do not feel bad about digging a million holes before finding the cricket. It definitely happens. The mole cricket is one of the trickiest bugs to catch for a reason.
Once the player has dug into the right spot, the mole cricket will pop out of its hole and start running. Then, quickly switch to the net and chase down the wondering mole cricket before it digs itself another hole and hides again. For some players who are newly experiencing this, catching the mole cricket can prove tricky. The little beast is fast and switching from the shovel to the net quickly can be key to catching this insect.
Also, it may be worth mentioning that players should be mindful of where they are searching for the mole cricket. These bugs appear whenever the urge appeases them. If a player is searching on their own island or a friend's island, to bury the holes back up and to stay away from flowers. The mole cricket does not generally hide under flowers, so searching under them is unnecessary. But if players are using Nook Mystery Tours to find the mole cricket, feel free to leave as many holes as necessary!
There are a variety of ways the mole cricket can be helpful for players. Not only can players donate them to the museum and fill out their Nookipedia, but selling them can be lucrative once players have the hang of catching the insects. The price players can get for the mole cricket from Nook's Cranny is 500 bells, but the price Flick is willing to pay is 750.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is now available on Nintendo Switch.