An Animal Crossing: New Horizons player accidentally discovered a safe way to catch scorpions while playing the game casually by taking advantage of a unique exploit with one of the game's major mechanics. The discovery quickly blew up online due to the rarity of scorpions in Animal Crossing and the amount of in-game currency they typically sell for, which makes them a huge commodity.
Animal Crossing has a wide variety of creatures to catch, ranging from fish and sea creatures to insects and arachnids, the most valuable of which are tarantulas and scorpions. Naturally, the rarity of scorpions is somewhat proportional to their value, as they are not only uncommon in the first place, but catching them can be a hassle since they often sting players and run away if they get too close.
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This was not so for Reddit user No_Wave_8516, however, who shared a video to the official Animal Crossing subreddit of their character encountering a scorpion before opening their camera, expecting to sting them and hoping to capture the moment. Surprisingly, though, instead of stinging...
