New Fish and Bugs in May: What's arriving and leaving this month in Animal Crossing New Horizons Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. New Fish and Bugs in May: What's arriving and leaving this month in Animal Crossing New Horizons What's coming - and going - from New Horizons this month. Guide by Matthew Reynolds Managing Editor Additional contributions by Lottie Lynn Updated on 1 Apr 2021 With the seasonal nature of the game, new Fish and Bugs come and go from Animal Crossing: New Horizons on a monthly basis, which means you can expect to see different creatures, including sea creatures, around your island compared to April and, the next month, June. For completionists hoping to complete the Museum and get all Golden Tools, ensuring you have caught at least one of every Fish and Bug type is one of the most important activities in the game. Though the Critterpedia explains when creatures come and go, you won't know this information unless you have caught them first. Which is why this page - which explains all new Fish and Bugs for May, as well as all Fish and Bugs leaving by the end of the month - might come in handy. On this page: New Animal Crossing fish and bugs arriving in May Animal Crossing fish and bugs leaving in May New Animal Crossing fish and bugs arriving in May Each month, at least one new fish, bug and sea creatures will appear around your island in New Horizons. Catching these will help you complete both the Critterpedia and the various exhibits in the Museum, so it's good idea to always know which have arrived to help you get a head start. Watch on YouTube It should be noted that the following only apply to the northern hemisphere. All new fish arriving in Animal Crossing: New Horizons in May: Animal Crossing FishMonths available Times available LocationFish Price AngelfishMay to November4pm to 9amRiver3000 BettaMay to November9am to 4pmRiver2500 CatfishMay to October4pm to 9amPond800 FrogMay to August24 hoursPond120 Giant TrevallyMay to October24 hoursPier4500 Mahi-MahiMay to October24 hoursPier6000 Nibble FishMay to September9am to 4pmRiver1500 RainbowfishMay to November9am to 4pmRiver800 All new bugs arriving in Animal Crossing: New Horizons in May: Animal Crossing BugsMonths available Times available LocationBug Price Banded DragonflyMay to October8am to 5pmFlying around4500 Diving BettleMay to September8am to 7pmOn ponds and rivers800 Great Purple EmperorMay to August4am to 7pmFlying around3000 PondskaterMay to September8am to 7pmOn ponds and rivers130 Queen Alexandra's BirdwingMay to September8am to 4pmFlying around4000 Rosalia Batesi BeetleMay to SeptemberAll dayAppears on a tree stump3000 ScorpionMay to October7pm to 4amOn the ground8000 Violin BeetleMay to JuneSeptember to NovemberAll dayAppears on tree stumps450 All new sea creatures arriving in Animal Crossing: New Horizons in May: Animal Crossing Sea CreaturesMonths available Times available Sea Creature Price Sea UrchinMay to September24 hours1700 Slate Pencil UrchinMay to September4pm to 9am2000 Gigas Giant ClamMay to September24 hours15000 Vampire SquidMay to August4pm to 9am10000 Spotted Garden EelMay to October4am to 9pm1100 The Animal Crossing 2.0 update and Happy Home Paradise is here! We can help you with the new additions - including where to find Brewster, Gyroids, new villagers, ordinances, new fences, storage shed, new hairstyles, Froggy Chair, group stretching and Kapp'n boat tours. Cooking is now unlockable, so you need to know how to make both flour and sugar, as well as how to grow carrots, potatoes and tomatoes. Meanwhile, if you're new to Animal Crossing, our New Horizons tips can help with the basics. From the off, there's fish and bugs to catch, flowers and fruit to grow with. One long term goal is building your Happy Home Academy score. Finally, you need tools such as the new ladder and vaulting pole to fully explore. Animal Crossing fish and bugs leaving in May Perhaps more pressing than new fish arriving are those disappearing from the island. This is particularly important as once they're gone, they won't be back for some time. Though some will come back every few months, often it can take until the same season the following year for them to reappear - which is quite the wait if they are the last one or two you need to complete your Critterpedia or Museum. You're running out of time to find an Oarfish... Of course, if you miss a fish or bug it isn't the end of the world - it just means you will have to be patient! Our respective fish list, sea creatures list and bug list pages also offer advice on how to catch some of the harder to get varieties which appear in these lists. Ultimately, you should aim to catch them sooner in the month than later - you don't want a mad scramble and late nights to ruin what should otherwise be a tranquil Animal Crossing experience. It should be noted the following only apply to the northern hemisphere. All Animal Crossing fish leaving at the end of May: Animal Crossing FishMonths available Times available LocationFish Price Golden TroutMarch to MaySeptember to November4pm to 9amClifftop river15000 LoachMarch to May24 hoursRiver400 OarfishDecember to May24 hoursSea9000 All Animal Crossing bugs leaving at the end of May: None - hurrah! All Animal Crossing sea creatures leaving at the end of May: Animal Crossing Sea CreaturesMonths available Times available Sea Creature Price Turban ShellMarch to MaySeptember to December24 hours1000 Umbrella OctopusMarch to MaySeptember to November24 hours6000 Dungesness CrabNovember to May24 hours1900 Hope you get everything you need in time. If you want to look further ahead in the year, or want to know about the gaps in your Critterpedia, our respective fish list, sea creatures list and bug list pages display every species available in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. 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