The capturing quotes for capturing a mole cricket in City Folk and New Leaf make clear references to Mr.

'I caught a mole cricket! I really dug it!' ' I caught a mole cricket! Does it hate dazzling ?' (translation) (You know, because he's a MOLE cricket?)' - Animal Crossing ' I caught a mole cricket! I don't see any moles on you, guy!' - Wild World ' I caught a mole cricket! Proceeding with interrogation!' - City Folk ' I caught a mole cricket! And I didn't even have to reset!' - New Leaf ' I caught a mole cricket! I really dug it!' - New Horizons Japanese Quotes This is making me feel rather woozy.'Ĭapture quotes ' I caught a mole cricket! I wonder if he hates bright lights. Some have even been seen walking on water! Oh mercy, I may need a moment.

This plump pest has powerful front claws made for digging holes, and oh how it loves to burrow underground! A cousin to the grasshopper, it also has wings and can easily take to the air. ' Be warned, there is nowhere one might hide from the mole cricket.

When either donating to the museum or selecting 'Tell me more about this!', Blathers the curator will say (with abhorrence): In the past people used to think the noise they made underground was actually coming from worms.' In New Horizons They have large wings that allow them to fly, but they can also swim if the need arises. Their forelimbs resemble those of moles and are very suitable for the task of digging. 'Mole crickets live underground in tunnels they dig themselves, moving freely through the soil. In New Leaf, an informational board will list this information about this bug: How could they be? Moles don't have antennae.' In New Leaf But the mole is nowhere near as off-putting as this bug. 'As both mole crickets and moles dig holes, it's said many parts of their bodies evolved on similar paths. Blech! Add 'imitating moles' to the list of unforgivable things bugs are capable of!'īlathers will say this when he reluctantly takes the bug: It's clear once you inspect it's lower half that it is most definitely a cricket. ' The mole cricket is a bug, of course, but it resembles a mole! Hence the name. When receiving the Mole Cricket, Blathers says: Its rear legs are shorter than a true cricket's as well. In face, it's these mole-like limbs that give it its name. It has ripplingly powerful forelegs for digging. To be nitpicky, it's not actually a true cricket, but rather a distant relative of crickets and grasshoppers. You see, it lives underground, wot wot! It may be because it's become a bit scarce, but I believe most folk aren't aware the mole cricket exists. Interesting, isn't it? How its monotonous song drags on and on, while the insect is nowhere to be seen? That very secret is what sets the mole cricked apart from its relatives. ' My my my! Good gracious! This is a frightfully large mole cricket, eh wot? Yes, rather large indeed. Donation to the museum In Animal Crossing