Summary
There’s nothing that makes anAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsplayer get as anxious as when a scorpion or tarantula skitters onto the screen. These are the only two creatures in the entire game that cause a player to pass out – and once this happens, the bug has usually despawned by the time they’ve recovered. There are plenty of ways of catching these dangerous butexpensiveAnimal Crossingbugs, butone player accidentally discovered a more unconventional trick.
Reddit userNo_Wave_8516shared their accidental finding in a post, showing thatphoto mode is a great way to avoid being bitten. When a scorpion began running toward the player with their net in their hand, they said “in my moment of panic, I decided I might as well try to take a picture of me getting bit.“But instead of getting bit, photo mode saved them.
In the clip attached to the Reddit post, the scorpion is clearly trying to attack the player, scuttling at their feet, but despite being within range of biting the player, they avoided being bitten, presumably because of photo mode.After running around for a bit with photo mode still open, they managed to move out of the scorpion’s range, where they then deactivated photo mode and snagged it for themselves.
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There Are Plenty Of Tricks For Catching Scorpions And Tarantulas
Photo Mode Is Just One Fun Way
For starters, the best way to get a scorpion or a tarantula to leave a player alone is to equip any item except the net.These bugs will only move to attack the player if they have the net equipped, and they’ll actually run away if the player has the shovel out and ready to use. That said, if the player has already tried (and failed) to catch the aggressive critter, it will not stop its pursuit until it has attacked the player.
Some players have found other workarounds to being chased by scorpions and tarantulas, including the well-known fossil glitch. If a player is being chased,digging up a fossil and remaining on the presentation screen will prevent the bug from biting them.Staying on this screen long enough will eventually convince the critter to walk away, freeing them from the otherwise inevitable passing out. Those still trying to get better at catching these bugs have also used the shovel to dig traps, pinning the scorpion or tarantula in a corner to make catching them easier.
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Though most players have figured outhow to catch scorpionsand tarantulas inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons,there are still a couple of tricks players are still uncovering here and there. These aggressive bugs sell for 8,000 Bells a piece, so it’s worth finding a way to catch them whenever possible – and photo mode may just be a saving grace for many.
