Animal Crossing: New Horizons critters arriving and leaving in February

February brings about a lot of changes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Image via Nintendo)
February brings about a lot of changes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Image via Nintendo)

February is an important month in Animal Crossing: New Horizons since it sees the arrival of the Spring update in the game. Both hemispheres see massive changes arriving in New Horizons when February approaches. Starting from the appearance of the island to the creatures players can see in them, everything about the Animal Crossing island changes this month.

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Critters arriving and leaving Animal Crossing islands in February

Depending on whether the players are in the Northern or Southern hemisphere, the critters arriving and leaving New Horizons islands vary. February brings about a vast variety of critters for the Southern hemisphere, whereas the Northern hemisphere does not receive many new items.

Given below is a complete list of all the bugs, fish, and deep sea creatures arriving in both Hemispheres in February.

Northern Hemisphere

Bugs: The northern hemisphere only sees the arrival of the Tiger Beetle in February. These can be seen all day throughout February and can be spotted on the ground.

Fish and Sea creatures: February does not bring any fish or deep sea creatures for New Horizons players in the Northern hemisphere.

Southern Hemisphere

Bugs:

  • Migratory Locust
  • Rice Grasshopper
  • Walker Cicada

Fish:

  • Soft-shelled Turtle
  • Moray Eel
  • Ray

Sea creatures:

  • Flatworm

Just as there are many new bugs, fish, and sea creatures that arrive in February, there are several such creatures who also depart the game the same month.

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Listed below are all the bugs, fish, and sea creatures that will leave New Horizons in February in both hemispheres.

Northern Hemisphere

Bugs:

  • Rajah Brooke's Birdwing
  • Damselfly
  • Dung Beetle

Fish:

  • Pond Smelt
  • Blowfish

Sea creatures:

  • Oyster
  • Sea pig
  • Sweet shrimp
  • Venus Flower's Basket

Southern Hemisphere

Bugs:

  • Common Bluebottle
  • Great Purple Emperor
  • Brown Cicada
  • Robust Cicada
  • Giant Cicada
  • Evening Cicada
  • Cicada Shell
  • Jewel Beetle
  • Blue Weevil Beetle
  • Scarab Beetle
  • Drone Beetle
  • Saw Stag
  • Miyama Stag
  • Giant Stag
  • Cyclommatus Stag
  • Golden Stag
  • Giraffe Stag
  • Horned Dynastid
  • Horned Atlas
  • Horned Elephant
  • Horned Hercules

Fish:

  • Killfish
  • Frog
  • Giant Snakehead
  • Napoleonfish
  • Squid

Sea Creatures:

  • Sea Pineapple
  • Vampire Squid

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