Bagworm

The Bagworm is an uncommon insect that first appeared in, was absent from and then appeared later in. It appears throughout autumn and winter, and can be shaken out of trees. Upon shaking, it dangles out of the tree for a few seconds before disappearing back into the tree. In, the tree can be shaken repeatedly if the bagworm is not immediately caught. In, Bagworms do not crawl back into the tree after being shaken, unless the player leaves the acre. It is the winter equivalent of the Spider.

Bagworms do not appear in fruit trees, but can sometimes be found in trees that contain items (i.e. 100 Bells) if reshaken a second time.

If a bagworm is released, the casing bounces to the ground and disappears. In it slides along the floor like the spider.

In Animal Crossing
Blathers will make this rather lengthy quote when it is presented to him:

''The bagworm is not a worm per se, but rather any moth of the family Psychidae while in its caterpillar phase. Bagworms construct their cocoons by cutting leaves or branches to the length of their own bodies. Next, they hang these leaves or branches on shrubs or trees and spin their cocoons around them. Fascinating! Interestingly enough, only males of the species become moths. Females spend the rest of their lives in the cocoons. The black, furry males fly from cocoon to cocoon, leaving the females to lay 500 or so eggs, then die. Just imagine it! 500 or more eggs! And then they die! That's not very sporting, if you ask me. Not at all! I can't see any female owls standing for that nonsense. My dear old mum would have given my da an earful, wot! In any case, where was I? Ah, yes. Bagworms, bagworms. Quite the pests, they are... Voracious in the extreme! An infestation of bagworms can defoliate entire trees in surprisingly rapid fashion. Gluttonous monsters! This is particularly harmful, sometimes fatally so, in evergreens, whose needles are never replaced. Hundreds and hundreds of bagworms...eating and eating...stuffing their bug-gullets... Bleech! Wretched villains!''

When donated it can be found in the bottom left hanging from the left side of the tree in the grasshopper exhibit.

In City Folk
Blathers will say this after taking the bagworm from you:

"In time, a bagworm transforms into a bagworm moth, eh wot? The bagworm's casing is really rather unfashionable, bordering on hideous. Ah, but by sticking wool threads into the bagworm's casing, you can make a little 100%-wool coat for it! Of course, that would be mad. And inside that wool coat would be a big moth, which no one needs..."

Once donated, bagworms can be found in the upper left corner of the insect room in the museum, hanging from a tree.

Further Information
Bagworms are the larvae of various species of moth that all build cocoons from environmental elements such as lichen, plant material, and sometimes silk. They measure from one to fifteen centimeters.

Bagworms can be found around the world- there are around 600 known species. The casing of the bagworm serves to protect and camouflage the larvae until it emerges as a moth.