How To Catch, Spawn And Get Tarantula Island - Or Make Your Own

What is Tarantula Island, how do you spawn Tarantula Island and make the most of your visit?

The infamous 'Tarantula Island' is a name the community has given to a Mystery Island (the location you can visit from the airport after buying a ticket using Nook Miles at the store ATM) you can visit which is full of Tarantulas.

Filling your inventory full of Tarantulas from one of these trips has proven to be one of the most popular Animal Crossing money making schemes - giving you between 200,000 and 250,000 Bells in a single trip. Certainly one easy way to pay off your house loan!

As you may know, the Mystery Island you visit is largely random. Often, it'll feature a range of exotic fauna and flora. On other times, it'll be filled with a single type of fruit tree you don't have. And on very rare occasions, the centre of the island will be full of Tarantulas.

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Tarantula Island only requires one thing to spawn - for it to be night time. But even then it's still not guaranteed - the chances of it appearing are rare, so it's all down to luck. Keep visiting during the evenings and eventually you should come across one.

Once you have finally arrived at Tarantula Island, you should fill your inventory with as many Tarantulas as possible. Dump any excess tools you have - you can always buy more when you return. And if any break during your time there, remember you can buy more from the pilot with Nook Miles.

By and large the above Tarantula catching advice applies, but players have been figuring out some ingenious ways to catch them without being overwhelmed - by creating a circle of dug holes which the Tarantulas cannot leap over, allowing you to safely swing your net from the outside in.

Here's the method in action, via tahmsplat on reddit:

Tarantula island strategy from r/AnimalCrossing

Now head back to your island and rake in the cash!

If Tarantulas are currently out of season, then you may also find you visiting a special Scorpion Island!