What Happens if You Get Bit by a Tarantula in Animal Crossing?
In the game Animal Crossing: New Horizons, tarantulas are one of the bugs that players can catch using a net. However, if you’re not careful, these tarantulas might just bite you! If you get bitten by a tarantula in the game, you’ll immediately faint and wake up at your tent or house with no harm done. Your character won’t lose anything, but you’ll simply lose your chance to catch that tarantula, and you’ll have to wait and find another opportunity to encounter it.
Here are some important points about what happens when you get bitten by a tarantula in Animal Crossing:
- You won’t lose any items or progression: When you get bit, your character won’t lose any items, or experience any negative consequences beyond fainting and waking back up.
- Immediate fainting: As soon as the tarantula bites you, your character will immediately faint and sleep for a short period.
What to Do to Avoid Getting Bit
Luckily, there are some methods you can use to reduce the risk of getting bit by a tarantula in Animal Crossing:
Method 1: Take Your Time
- Carefully approach the tarantula: When you find a tarantula in the game, take your time to approach it safely. Make sure you are not too close, in case it decides to become aggressive.
- Let it approach you: Consider letting the tarantula approach you instead of swatting at it to catch it. This increases your chances of catching the tarantula without encountering any resistance.
Tips for Catching Tarantulas
Here are a few more tips to catch tarantulas in the game:
- Play during the right time : Tarantulas usually spawn at night, making it the best time for catching them.
- Find them in the correct areas: Tarantulas can be found in wet areas, such as pools of water or near other insects that live in a wet environment.
- Keep an eye out on the island: Keep searching for tarantulas at night and in the recommended areas.
Tarantula Islands
Some people have found success in "transforming" their Spirit Island into a Tarantula Island by clearing up the island of any hazards and decorations. Here is a step-by-step list of how to do that:
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Start by clearing the island: Remove any trees, shrubs, rocks, furniture, and other items, including flowers and weeds (except for the special Nook Miles Island).
- You can do so by selecting the item by clicking on it and disposing of it in the sea.
- Tip: Don’t forget any items hidden in the various areas, such as crates, hidden in bushes (if your island has too many rocks, it isn’t suitable for this particular strategy).
- Begin the search for tarantulas on the cleared isle, and continue visiting it frequently to find out more.