In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the seasons and months are heralded in with the arrival of new fish, animals, and insects. In May, users can find the diving beetle hanging around their island if they look near the freshwater rivers and ponds. Fortunately, all the information needed to find the bug and how to catch them have been collected to make your life easy.
The diving beetle can be found on your island from May to September, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Those in the southern hemisphere will need to wait until November to find this floating friend. The diving beetle is relatively common, and can be found hanging out on the surface of rivers and ponds. The upside is, despite being a fairly common creature spawn, each catch still sells for 800 bells, which can add up fairly quickly. If you have the patience to wait for Flick, you will be rewarded with 1200 bells per beetle.
Any avid diving beetle catchers will want to ensure they are equipped with the proper tools. In order to catch a diving beetle, you will need a net. As you casually saunter along your rivers and ponds, looking forward to the next Tom Nook update, your friendly neighborhood diving beetle will appear along the surface next to you. You can walk to the edge of the water with your net equipped and scoop them up fairly effortlessly.
While an 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. time seems generous for most, if players are busy at school or work during the day, or don’t settle in for gaming until later in the evening, it may require a slight amount of time warp to find the creature during the appropriate times, or dedicated weekend hunts. To do this, simply exit out of the game completely, and navigate to your system settings on the switch. Here you can set the time back or forward by a few hours, and your in game experience will match the new system time. It is not advised to routinely time warp, as if you play the stalk market, your turnips may find themselves instantly ruined if you go backwards in time.
This should be everything you need to catch a diving beetle. If you find you are having a hard time finding this beetle, or other specific bugs, fish, or other creatures, setting a system time that is offset can greatly facilitate your hunting. Doing this routinely should be considered with caution, especially traveling backwards, and is not advised as to avoid any issues with your turnips rotting. Happy collecting!
