The ever elusive spider

[pocky]

So I've been really struggling to catch the spider (not the tarantula but the one that comes out of trees.) Every night I shake my trees, but I still haven't seen it. I think it might be because I have one of those super crowded islands where many of my trees are "unshakeable" due to being blocked off. So maybe they're spawning in those trees instead? I don't know.

Does anyone know if these spawn via online/local play or maybe in mystery islands? I might need to go elsewhere to catch it.

 

[JKDOS]

I believe they do spawn on Mystery Islands as-well-as online. I've never really had a problem finding them, especially when shaking the trees at 5am. After shaking all trees, maybe it would work to save and reload and then repeat.

 

[pocky]

I believe they do spawn on Mystery Islands as-well-as online. I've never really had a problem finding them, especially when shaking the trees at 5am.

I think it might be because of the way my island is set up. Probably they're spawning in trees I can't reach. My friend started playing recently and she has been able to catch a bunch in her island so I'm guessing that they're not uncommon.

 

[sleepydreepy]

I didn't have a problem catching the spider back when I started the game, but what you are saying makes sense. I can confirm that bagworms spawn on mystery islands so I imagine spiders do too, and if so I would recommend going there instead!

 

[maria110]

Can you go to a friend's island to try to catch one?

I've never seen one on a mystery island but maybe that's because the total number of trees is not very high.

 

[o013 WOLF 130o]

It dosent have to be night to catch them. Iv caught them during the day. I'm only starting this becuase the first 2 comments seemed like they needed to catch them while it was dark. Sorry if I read that wrong

 

[JKDOS]

It dosent have to be night to catch them. Iv caught them during the day. I'm only starting this becuase the first 2 comments seemed like they needed to catch them while it was dark. Sorry if I read that wrong

While not technically night, they are basically night bug in the game. Their schedule is 7pm to 8am

 

[o013 WOLF 130o]

While not technically night, they are basically night bug in the game. Their schedule is 7pm to 8am

Oh maybe I caught it early lol i didnt know that!

 

[dizzy bone]

My island is probably like yours, where a lot of trees are inaccessible because of landscaping/furniture. I ended up catching most bugs that spawn on trees on mystery island tours or a friend’s island. I prefer that better because sometimes I’m running around my island doing chores and stuff and I accidentally scare a bug away because I wasn’t paying attention. But the only times I go on mystery tours are specifically to search for bugs or gather materials so I’m more focused.