Animal Crossing: New Horizons – all new bugs, fish, and underwater creatures for January
Posted on January 3, 2021 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch
As we enter a new month, there are a new batch of bugs, fish, and underwater creatures to encounter in Animal Crossing: New Horizons – well, for half of the world anyway. It turns out that there’s nothing new in the Northern Hemisphere, but there are quite a few additions down south.
Here’s the full lineup:
NEW CRITTERS TO FIND IN ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS FOR JANUARY (SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE)
| Critter type | Critter | Location | Shadow Size | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug | Grasshopper | On ground | N/A | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Bug | Brown Cicada | On trees | N/A | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Bug | Robust Cicada | On trees | N/A | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Bug | Giant Cicada | On trees | N/A | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Bug | Evening Cicada | On trees | N/A | 4 a.m. – 8 a.m., 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. |
| Bug | Cicada Shell | On trees | N/A | All day |
| Bug | Blue Weevil Beetle | On coconut trees | N/A | All day |
| Bug | Earth-boring Dung Beetle | On ground | N/A | All day |
| Bug | Scarab Beetle | On trees | N/A | 11 p.m. – 8 a.m. |
| Bug | Saw Stag | On trees | N/A | All day |
| Bug | Miyama Stag | On trees | N/A | All day |
| Bug | Giant Stag | On trees | N/A | 11 p.m. – 8 a.m. |
| Bug | Cyclommatus Stag | On coconut trees | N/A | 5 p.m. – 8 a.m. |
| Bug | Golden Stag | On coconut trees | N/A | 5 p.m. – 8 a.m. |
| Bug | Giraffe Stag | On coconut trees | N/A | 5 p.m. – 8 a.m. |
| Bug | Horned Dynastid | On trees | N/A | 5 p.m. – 8 a.m. |
| Bug | Horned Atlas | On coconut trees | N/A | 5 p.m. – 8 a.m. |
| Bug | Horned Elephant | On coconut trees | N/A | 5 p.m. – 8 a.m. |
| Bug | Horned Herucles | On coconut trees | N/A | 5 p.m. – 8 a.m. |
| Bug | Walking Stick | On trees | N/A | 4 a.m. – 8 a.m., 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. |
| Bug | Walking Leaf | Near trees, disguised as furniture leaf | N/A | All day |
| Fish | Sweetfish | River | Medium | All day |
| Fish | Napoleonfish | Sea | Largest | 4 a.m. – 9 p.m. |
| Fish | Puffer Fish | Sea | Medium | All day |
| Fish | Blue Marlin | Pier | Largest | All day |
| Fish | Ocean Sunfish | Sea | Largest (Fin) | 4 a.m. – 9 p.m. |
| Sea Creatures | Moon jellyfish | Ocean (diving) | N/A | All day |
| Sea Creatures | Giant isopod | Ocean (diving) | N/A | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., 9 p.m. – 4 a.m. |
| Sea Creatures | Horseshoe crab | Ocean (diving) | N/A | 9 p.m. – 4 a.m. |
If you’re curious about the bugs, fish, and underwater creatures that just left Animal Crossing: New Horizons from December, head on over here.
