Giant stag

The Giant Stag Beetle (abbreviated to Giant Beetle in further games) is a rare insect found in, , , and. It can be sold for 10,000 bells. It appears during the summer evenings, between the months of June and August, and between the times 11pm and 8am. It is extremely similar to the Stag Beetle, the only differences being that it is a bit darker and bigger.

In the GCN versions it is much easier to obtain on the Island.

In Animal Crossing
"Your donation of such an obviously valuable insect is really quite generous. Thank you so very much! To me, however, it's just an overpriced cockroach. And that awful black luster... Horrendous!"

In Wild World
" If you took this to a shop, they'd be willing to pay quite well for it, hoo. But to me, it just looks like a glorified, expensive cockroach!"

In City Folk
Upon donation to the Museum, Blathers will say:

"The giant beetle boasts a massive horn, and yet it's said this bug is actually something of a milquetoast. Apparently this bug would prefer to stay inside where other creatures won't bother it. How precious. Even I could handle being near such a shy insect! I shan't be touching it, though... "

After donation, the giant beetle can be found on the top-most level of the insect section, three trees to the right of the lamp on the left-hand side, on the tree between the walkingstick and bagworm tree and the Saw Stag Beetle tree.

In New Leaf
In New Leaf an information board in the bug exhibit will list information about this bug.

"Giant stags are huge stag beetles with one tooth in each side of their large jaws. They're very territorial but careful at the same time, so they usually hide in holes in trees. They have a long life span. Records show that some have lived up to five years. They're very popular among collectors as pets, so they commonly fetch a high price."

After donation, the giant stag can be found in the upper-right room in the bug exhibit, on the tree next to the Bee and the Stinkbug.

Encyclopedia Information
When the player has caught the giant beetle, they can find information about the insect in the bug menu. Below is the information regarding the giant beetle:

Further Information
The largest stag beetles are in Japan, where they are highly prized. Oo-kuwagata as they are called there, (Oo meaning giant; hence the translation "giant beetle") is a very expensive beetle often alternatively named the "Black Diamond" or Dorcus Beetle. Adults live for about three years and like the Saw Stag Beetle are nocturnal and attracted to light sources.

They once fetched prices as high as 300,000 yen, but since the year 2000 they have dropped to around 9,000. Their value is reflected in Animal Crossing at the price of 10,000 Bells. Their status as endangered is very relevant to excessive capture of the beetles for collections, rearing or trading, however their numbers are on a steady rise.

With Dorcus curvidens and binodulosus, the Giant Beetle continues to pose an uncertain taxonmic placement. Originally the three were one species (under D. hopei)? but they were recently split into three. The future placement remains to be seen.