I’ve been playing new leaf since 2017 and have only come across six tarantulas…
As the title says, I started playing back in 2017, and every summer, I’ve tried hunting for tarantulas to very little success. I have yet to catch one, as every time I’ve seen one, either I timed it wrong, didn’t have my net on me, or it killed itself before I could do anything.
Surely the tarantulas can’t be that rare… I’ve seen way more scorpions over the years. Almost seeing them on a daily basis every time I play when they’re active. This year so far, I’ve only seen one tarantula. My town has plenty of space for them to spawn, they just… never do.
The tarantula is one of two bugs I haven’t caught, (the other being the petaltail dragonfly), and then my entire critter collection would be complete. It pains me so much that I’ve had so few encounters with them. I’ve walked around my entire town for hours with no results. Kept the net in my inventory, listened for the scuttling, cleared even more space for them to spawn, played as much as possible in June when other bugs aren’t spawning, played on the summer solstice night, and nothing. I’m probably doing something wrong somewhere, I’m sure, but I’ve tried everything I know. Are they really this rare?