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Centipede Times and How to Catch

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Centipede Times

The Centipede is one of the Other Bugs from Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH). Learn all about the Centipede and how to catch them below!

Centipede Sell Price

Centipede
Sell Price 300 Bells
Type Other
Rarity ★☆☆☆☆

The Centipede is a common bug and sells for 300 Bells.

Centipede Location and Times

Centipede Times

Location Underneath rocks
Time September to June
North Hemisphere
4 PM to 11 PM
March to December
South Hemisphere
4 PM to 11 PM

You can find the Centipede underneath rocks from 4 PM to 11 PM.

Find it from September to June on the Northern Hemisphere, or from March to December on the Southern Hemisphere.

Centipede Months

Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Centipede
Northern Hemisphere Calendar
January ACNH - Centipede July
February ACNH - Centipede August
March ACNH - Centipede September ACNH - Centipede
April ACNH - Centipede October ACNH - Centipede
May ACNH - Centipede November ACNH - Centipede
June ACNH - Centipede December ACNH - Centipede
Centipede
Southern Hemisphere Calendar
January July ACNH - Centipede
February August ACNH - Centipede
March ACNH - Centipede September ACNH - Centipede
April ACNH - Centipede October ACNH - Centipede
May ACNH - Centipede November ACNH - Centipede
June ACNH - Centipede December ACNH - Centipede

How to Catch the Centipede

Steps Directions
1
  Equip your Net ACNH - Net
2   Hit rocks to uncover Centipede
3   Swing your net!

1. Equip Your Net

To catch a bug, you'll need to equip your net! Press the X Button to go into your pockets and select your net.

You can also select it from your Tool Ring!

2. Hit Rocks

Before you can catch a Centipede, you'll have to find one first! You can hit rocks to check for any hidden critters.

3. Swing Your Net

Once you're close enough, press the A Button to swing your net. You'll then be a proud owner of the Centipede!

Steps Directions
1
  Equip your Net ACNH - Net
2   Approach the Centipede
3   Swing your net!

Steps to catching Centipede will the same for bugs on trees, stumps, and rocks.

1. Equip Your Net

To catch a bug, you'll need to equip your net! Press the X Button to go into your pockets and select your net.

You can also select it from your Tool Ring!

2. Approach Bug

The Centipede will disguise itself as furniture, so keep and eye out! Once you spot one, hold the A Button to ready your net!

3. Swing Your Net

Move closer to the Centipede and release the A Button to swing your net. You'll then be a proud owner of the Centipede!

Centipede Additional Info

Dialogue When Caught

I caught a centipede! 99 more and I'll have a dollarpede!

Dialogue When Donated to Blathers

  The centipede's name means "100 legs." But I tell you now, that's a lie!

 These ugly bugs can have as few as 15 pairs of legs...or as many as 171.

 But because of how their bodies are segmented, they never have exactly 100! Hoo! It's true!

 You know what else is true? Centipedes are carnivorous, aggressive, and venomous!

 And their bite is quite painful too! Hoo-rrible things, I say.

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1 Anonymous Anonymous over 5 years

theres an island tour thing you can do on new horizens, the 3 tier island with rocks on top. you can farm it for centipedes really easy. ive caught 8 already in 10 minutes

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