I'm missing four...I can't figure out which ones they are though...

I'm missing three ... I suspect one is
But I have no idea about the other two.

I'm missing 3 also

I am missing 3. Look at the details of adoption candidates to see what bugs they like, dislike or have phobias about to help work out what you have not yet found.

Some bugs are seasonal. I hope that we don't have to wait until the summer ...

I am missing two in both my games.

Last night it was raining and a townie asked my mayor for a

Unfortunately, I have not found it. Now I know two of the three missing bugs But I don't know where to find them

The two I am missing are the two mentioned in spoiler texts above. I've known for quite a while what they were and have some (unproven) ideas about the requirements for them to appear, but that hasn't helped me find them.

Candy_63, now we need to know what the 3rd one is. I suspect that we're missing the same 3 bugs.

I'll bet you're both missing a ____ or perhaps a _________. The reason is that those are the last two I got (still missing two others), with the exception of the game where I couldn't find a Click Beetle for the life of me. Sorry, but Click Beetles, while classified as uncommon, are not supposed to be difficult to find. I was probably just never playing that game at the correct time of day.

Please tell us more, Aviatrix
I will keep in mind when I will see the Click Beetle next. I have caught it several times in my two games

Okay. The first bug I mentioned has a shorter name than the second bug I mentioned. I hope that helps!

To clarify, I have both of these mystery bugs, but if you're missing three I'll bet that it's the two I'm missing plus one of the blank-name bugs I so HELPFULLY provided.

Lol...you're terrible. Come on, you can give us a *slightly* better hint than that.

Oh, sure. One is a chilopod and the other isn't a bug at all.

Oh, and it's not CALLED a chilopod!

Those are VERY specific hints. *smiling sweetly and filing nails that are already perfect*

Ok missing three now...has anyone found those mentioned above?

Okay, Aviatrix. I have the chilopod so I'm guessing it's the non-bug, which I have yet to figure out.

I'm lost. What is a chilopod?

I googled it.

I'd like to think that a chilopod was a small, dried vegetable that you can throw into a pot of stewed meat and - voila! - instant perfect chili!

Googling it is easier and quicker than the way I learned about it, which was by taking a college course in entomology. Funny, I thought I signed up for a course in etymology, which judging from the outcome, I sorely needed.

Fun entomology facts! About 40% of all known insect species are beetles, and 90-95% of all known animal species are insects, so if you are not a plant, a fungus, or some other weird "lower" life form like a slime mold, then chances are pretty high you're a beetle.

10 of the collectible "bugs" in VT are beetles, and since only 45 of the 55 "bugs" are actually insects (and only ONE is a true bug, or none if you're really picky), there should be about 8 more beetles in the mix. There are 15 butterflies and moths, which is way out of Earthly proportion but very pretty. Of course, nobody said VT was on Earth.

Non insect bugs include:
I'm bored and on a roll and want to use my college education for something other than laundry and dusting, so for anyone who has read this far, 13 of the 15 butterflies and moths have either butterfly or moth in their name (list in spoiler tags below). Which of the other two VT bugs are in this order of insects?

List of butterflies and moths (you've probably seen all of these if you've been playing a few weeks):

One final spoiler:

If this was too long, I beseech you to remember:

You are a hoot! Can you give us another hint on where to find these little guys?

Aviatrix, this is very interesting and I really mean that It took me a while to read all

I also have the chilopod (if its name in the game starts also with a C).

However, I have no new idea regarding the missing "bugs" in my game

I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed that post, Aviatrix! I figured out what my mystery bug was, and believe it or not, I actually found 2 of them today. I think your post brought them out.

Ginnygirl,

I have no idea what my missing ones are either ...I have the childhood as well.
Sunshower was the one you are referring to green? I have that one but no other varieties of it...

No, it was brown. I have a green one.

Oh thanks!!!! Can you tell me which part of the river? I appreciate your help as always!!!!

On the north side, in the same spot where I typically find the caterpillars. Near one of those tiny little patches of grass that sits alongside the river.

thanks

I'm missing 6 bugs and didn't find new ones since quite a long time. Can someone help me locate the mosquito ?

Joy I don't have the mosquito as well...

I suspect we will see the mosquito when it's warmer ... This morning it was raining and my mayor has caught


Now I miss two bugs, the mosquito and the unknown. Maybe the

so far I did not see it

Candy, can you tell us where to look for the first one?

I would tell you, Ginny, but I thought I knew where to look for it and spent the better part of the early afternoon here looking (the conditions were right to find it) and found nothing.

Judging from the little stands in my museum, it is a rare species, made rarer by those conditions I mentioned but didn't elaborate upon.

Candy_63, I think you are correct about what you are missing, and congratulations on your find!

Thank you, Aviatrix

Ginny, I do not know if that helps ...

So far I found only this one.

Yeah, that's where and when I looked. I found one in a game that I've since restarted. There are a couple of other places and situations that I suspect are good for it, but so far no dice.

Although I do NOT think this is where it is found, it should be found in a damp, forested area, perhaps on the coast, especially if the game had coastal hills. Think the California/Oregon coast from Santa Cruz to the Washington border. That's where I've found them in real life, lol. I am probably the only VT player who owns an actual book devoted entirely to the biology of this critter. (Ooops, I almost named it there, but I don't want to use spoiler tags.) They are REALLY interesting!

I've cut down almost all my trees in the game. I don't remember if there are marshy areas near the original Northern Forest, between the cave and the beach, but if it was true to life that's where I'd look for it. To repeat, that is not where I think it is found in the game.

When a townie in my other game asked me for it, I was looking in the forest, on the beach and between the crops ... without success.

Aviatrix, I have found some Click Beetles

Ginny, I finally found one today. It started raining so I kept quitting and reopening my game until I found one.



Just one more bug to go!

I've got three to go. Everyone's favourites,

I found one today, and dispatched the Click Beetle a few days ago. Now, my Kindle game is just missing one bug (guess which! undoubtedly the same one sunshower is missing) to complete the entire museum collection. The Android game is younger and is missing more but has a complete mineral collection finally.

In case you're bad at guessing,

Oh good for you guys!! Looks like I need to look for a rainy day!!