Cricket

The Cricket is a common insect in the. It can be found in autumn, between the months of September and November. They are sold for 130 bells. It can be found in bushes in and, in which you have to scare the cricket out so it can be easily caught. In Wild World and City Folk, it can be found on the ground.

In Animal Crossing
"I actually find their voices quite soothing. On an autumn evening, when their cries fill the air... Delightful! Their appearance however, is not in the least bit engaging, and actually borders on repugnant. As for myself, I find them no better than cockroaches. Blech! Vile. Vile indeed. Truly, dirtily vile, eh wot?"

In Wild World
"Hoo! Well. That IS a lovely sound, now isn't it? Indeed. I wonder if I'm the only one to mistake these things for roaches... I suppose the only sound I've ever heard as roach make is "squish.""

In City Folk
"Ah, hoo...indeed. Crickets do have a lovely chirp, I must grudgingly admit. Still, that black body, those long feelers... How do people love these when they resemble...THOSE? I bet one couldn't even tell the difference between a cricket and a cockroach in the dark of night..."

The cricket is located on the second tier of the insect section, in the area just above the ramp from the first level.

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

Wild World

 * Size: 28 mm.
 * Season: Fall.
 * Time: Night.
 * A member of the grasshopper family, its ears are not on its head, but on its forelegs.

City Folk

 * Size: About 28 mm.
 * Season: Fall.
 * Time: Dusk-Night
 * These have ears--not on their heads, but on their front legs.

Further Information
Field Crickets, as any cricket in the genus Gryllus is usually called, are surprisingly large crickets that inhabit meadows and fields as their name suggests. While their song is loud and far-carrying, they are actually very difficult to find in dense undergrowth. Females are identified by the presence of the ovipostor, which to the casual observer would appear as "3 spikes on the abdomen" (the remaining 2 being cerci) as apposed to the 2 (cerci only) on the male. Only males have the ability to produce the typical and familiar chirping.