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'''Bug collecting''' is an interaction first introduced in ''[[The Sims 2: Seasons]]'', allowing [[Sim]]s to catch butterflies and fireflies. ''[[The Sims 2: FreeTime]]'' allows Sims to catch bugs and add them to a collection. In ''[[The Sims Castaway Stories]]'' and the [[The Sims 2 Castaway (Nintendo DS)|DS version]], it is possible to gather bugs, which can be eaten, traded, or kept and collected. ''[[The Sims 3]]'' also features [[Collecting (The Sims 3)|collecting]] butterflies and beetles. ''[[The Sims 3: Into the Future]]'' features robotic bugs called nanites. In ''[[The Sims 4: Outdoor Retreat]]'', bug collecting reappears once again in the vacation world of [[Granite Falls]].
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==The Sims 2==
===Bug catching===
{{Vgversion2|The Sims 2: Seasons|Castaway Stories}}
Butterflies may appear during the day and fireflies may appear in the evening. A Sim can try to catch butterflies or fireflies in a jar, though it may take several tries before they succeed. This is usually initiated by the player clicking on the tile where the butterflies or fireflies appear, though Sims may also do it autonomously. Once butterflies or fireflies are caught, Sims can view them inside the jar or release them. If they are left in the jar, they will eventually die, though this can be avoided by using a cheat.

{{Cheat enable|bugJarTimeDecay on|bugJarTimeDecay off
|notes=Enabling this cheat will make caught butterflies and fireflies live forever.}}

A Sim may have [[Wants and Fears|wants]] to catch butterflies or fireflies, but the want will not be fulfilled until the Sim actually catches one.

With ''[[The Sims 2: FreeTime|FreeTime]]'', trying to catch butterflies or fireflies will build [[nature]] [[enthusiasm]], as will viewing captured ones. Also, Sims who catch butterflies might occasionally put them in their bug collection.

[[Toddler]]s can chase butterflies or fireflies, but cannot catch them. With ''Freetime'', they gain nature enthusiasm from doing this.

===Bug hunting===
{{Vgversion2|FreeTime}}
[[Image:Snapshot releasingFireflies.jpg|thumb|235px|A Sim releasing caught fireflies.]]
There are three types of bugs a Sim can catch: beetles, butterflies and spiders. To have a Sim catch bugs, the player has to click on outdoor terrain and select the "Hunt Bugs" interaction. Sims will continue this action indefinitely but will not always catch anything. Once a Sim catches a bug it will be placed in their collection box, which can be found in their [[inventory]]. Players can view the collection by placing it on the lot and selecting "View". When Sims go [[Hiking and jogging|hiking]], they might catch a bug. If they already have that bug in the collection, they'll release it. A Sim must have at least level 8 enthusiasm in the nature [[hobby]] to be able to collect all of the bugs.

A Sim with nature enthusiasm may have a [[Wants and Fears|want]] to hunt bugs, but the want will not be fulfilled until the Sim actually catches a bug.

If a Sim hunts bugs for very long, it will have a strong effect on their [[hygiene]]. If a [[PlantSim]] hunts bugs, it will affect their [[Motive (PlantSim)|water]] motive. Occasionally, a Sim who is hunting bugs will be chased by bees.

===Bug collections===
{| class="plaintable sortable small-text-cells" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-color: black; font-size:small;" border="1" cellpadding="5"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! class="unsortable" |Image
!Beetle
! class="unsortable" |Image
!Butterfly
! class="unsortable" |Image
!Spider
|-
|[[File:Dapper Pinstripe Beetle.png]]
|Dapper Pinstripe Beetle
|[[File:Jelly Butterfly.png]]
|Jelly Butterfly
|
|Striped Spindler Spider
|-
|[[File:Polka Beetle.png]]
|Polka Beetle
|[[File:Peanut Butterfly.png]]
|Peanut Butterfly
|
|Grey Widow Spider
|-
|[[File:Couch Potato Beetle.png]]
|Couch Potato Beetle
|[[File:Empress Butterfly.png]]
|Empress Butterfly
|
|Paratrooper Spider
|-
|[[File:Gentleman Beetle.png]]
|Gentleman Beetle
|[[File:Blue Featherwing Butterfly.png]]
|Blue Featherwing Butterfly
|
|Mock Spider
|-
|[[File:Jack Beetle.png]]
|Jack Beetle
|[[File:Margarina Butterfly.png]]
|Margarina Butterfly
|
|Itsius Bitsius Spider
|-
|[[File:Prancer Beetle.png]]
|Prancer Beetle
|[[File:Mademe Butterfly.png]]
|Madame Butterfly
|
|Hot Dog Spider
|-
|[[File:Tri-Horn Greeves Beetle.png]]
|Tri-Horn Greeves Beetle
|[[File:Vampire Butterfly.png]]
|Vampire Butterfly
|
|Queen Charlotte Spider
|-
|[[File:Ringo Beetle.png]]
|Ringo Beetle
|[[File:Pygmalion Butterfly.png]]
|Pygmalion Butterfly
|
|Huntsperson Spider
|-
|[[File:Mock Ladybug Beetle.png]]
|Mock Ladybug Beetle
|[[File:Copper Pot Butterfly.png]]
|Copper Pot Butterfly
|
|Single-Fanged Betsy Spider
|-
|[[File:Green Bottle Beetle.png]]
|Green Bottle Beetle
|[[File:Socialus Butterfly.png]]
|Socialus Butterfly<ref name="socialusbutterfly">This butterfly can only be caught in a patched game.</ref>
|
|Teddy Bear Spider
|}

;Notes
*There is a bug that prevents Sims from finishing the bug collection. This was fixed in the [[The Sims 2: FreeTime/Patch|FreeTime patch]], but broken again in [[The Sims 2: Apartment Life|''Apartment Life'']]. [http://cyjon.net/node/418 This mod] fixes the bug.

==The Sims 3==
Butterflies, beetles, and nanites appear as collectibles in ''[[The Sims 3]]''.

{{expand}}

===Butterflies===
{| class="plaintable sortable small-text-cells" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-color: black; font-size:small;" border="1" cellpadding="5"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! class="Unsortable" |Image
!Butterfly
!Rarity
!Value (§)
!Catch Chance
!EP
!Where?
|-
|[[File:Moth.png]]
|Moth
|Common
|5
|90%
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Monarch Butterfly.png]]
|Monarch Butterfly
|Common
|10
|80%
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Zephyr Metalmark Butterfly.png]]
|Zephyr Metalmark Butterfly
|Common
|25
|80%
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Red Admiral Butterfly.png]]
|Red Admiral Butterfly
|Common
|35
|80%
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Mission Blue Butterfly.png]]
|Mission Blue Butterfly
|Uncommon
|50
|80%
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Green Swallowtail Butterfly.png]]
|Green Swallowtail Butterfly
|Uncommon
|90
|80%
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Royal Purple Butterfly.png]]
|Royal Purple Butterfly
|Uncommon
|150
|80%
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Silver-Spotted Skipper Butterfly.png]]
|Silver-Spotted Skipper Butterfly
|Rare
|325
|70%
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Zebra Butterfly.png]]
|Zebra Butterfly
|Rare
|650
|85%
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Rainbow Butterfly.png]]
|Rainbow Butterfly
|Extraordinarily Unusual
|1,080
|90%
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Bamboo Straight Swift Butterfly.png]]
|Bamboo Straight Swift Butterfly
|Common
|20
|90%
|{{TS3icon|WA}}
|China
|-
|[[File:Crypt Moth.png]]
|Crypt Moth
|Uncommon
|65
|90%
|{{TS3icon|WA}}
|Egypt
|-
|[[File:Two-Tailed Pasha Butterfly.png]]
|Two-Tailed Pasha Butterfly
|Uncommon
|110
|90%
|{{TS3icon|WA}}
|France
|-
|[[File:Yellow Band Dart Butterfly.png]]
|Yellow Band Dart Butterfly
|Rare
|430
|90%
|{{TS3icon|WA}}
|China
|-
|[[File:Cleopatra Butterfly.png]]
|Cleopatra Butterfly
|Extraordinarily Unusual
|1,200
|90%
|{{TS3icon|WA}}
|Egypt
|-
|[[File:Glowy Fly.png]]
|Glowy Fly
|Extraordinarily Unusual
|1,500
|90%
|{{TS3icon|WA}}
|France
|-
|[[File:Green Wisp.png]]
|Green Will-O'-The-Wisp
|Uncommon
|80
|90%
|{{TS3icon|LN}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Blue Wisp.png]]
|Blue Will-O'-The-Wisp
|Rare
|250
|90%
|{{TS3icon|LN}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Pink Wisp.png]]
|Pink Will-O'-The-Wisp
|Extraordinarily Unusual
|820
|90%
|{{TS3icon|LN}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Firefly albus.png]]
|Firefly albus
|Common
|10
|90%
|{{TS3icon|ST}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Firefly fulvus.png]]
|Firefly fulvus
|Common
|10
|90%
|{{TS3icon|ST}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Firefly pratinus.png]]
|Firefly pratinus
|Common
|15
|90%
|{{TS3icon|ST}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Firefly luteus.png]]
|Firefly luteus
|Common
|20
|90%
|{{TS3icon|ST}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Firefly caeruleus.png]]
|Firefly caeruleus
|Uncommon
|80
|90%
|{{TS3icon|ST}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Firefly ruber.png]]
|Firefly ruber
|Uncommon
|120
|90%
|{{TS3icon|ST}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Firefly roseus.png]]
|Firefly roseus
|Rare
|300
|90%
|{{TS3icon|ST}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Firefly purpureus.png]]
|Firefly purpureus
|Rare
|450
|90%
|{{TS3icon|ST}}
|Base Neighborhood
|}
<gallery>
File:Cleo_redadmiral_butterfly_collecting.jpg|A Sim with the red admiral butterfly.
File:Sims3Butterflies.jpg|Ten types of butterflies in terrariums.
</gallery>
;Notes
:
*Since [[The Sims 3/Patch 31|Patch 31]], butterflies will no longer spawn at night, and they will be replaced with fireflies.
*There is a glitch with the firefly collector challenge, in which the challenge could not be completed even if a Sim has caught all 8 types of fireflies. This is due to the fact that the firefly collector challenge is a duplicate of the butterfly collector challenge, which requires 10 types of butterflies to complete.

===Beetles===
{| class="plaintable sortable small-text-cells" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-color: black; font-size:small;" border="1" cellpadding="5"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! class="Unsortable" |Image
!Beetle
!Rarity
!Value (§)
!Catch Chance
!EP
!Where?
|-
|[[File:Cockroach.png]]
|Cockroach
|Common
|1
|70%
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Ladybug.png]]
|Ladybug
|Common
|10
|80%
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Japanese Beetle.png]]
|Japanese Beetle
|Common
|15
|90%
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Water Beetle.png]]
|Water Beetle
|Common
|30
|80%
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Light Beetle.png]]
|Light Beetle
|Uncommon
|40
|95%
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Rhinoceros Beetle.png]]
|Rhinoceros Beetle
|Uncommon
|90
|70%
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Stag Beetle.png]]
|Stag Beetle
|Uncommon
|175
|75%
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Spotted Beetle.png]]
|Spotted Beetle
|Rare
|400
|80%
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Trilobite Beetle.png]]
|Trilobite Beetle
|Rare
|750
|90%
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Rainbow Beetle.png]]
|Rainbow Beetle
|Extraordinarily Unusual
|1,400
|70%
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Cerambyx Beetle.png]]
|Cerambyx
|Common
|70
|90%
|{{TS3icon|WA}}
|France
|-
|[[File:Scarab Beetle.png]]
|Scarab
|Uncommon
|180
|50%
|{{TS3icon|WA}}
|Egypt
|-
|[[File:Red Assassin Bug.png]]
|Red Assassin Bug
|Rare
|800
|65%
|{{TS3icon|WA}}
|China
|-
|[[File:Termite.png]]
|Termite
|Common
|5
|80%
|{{TS3icon|LN}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Spider.png]]
|Spider
|Common
|15
|70%
|{{TS3icon|LN}}
|Base Neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Plasma Bug.png]]
|Plasma Bug
|Extraordinarily Unusual
|3,400
|70%
|{{TS3icon|UL}}
|
|-
|[[File:Pill Bug.png]]
|Pill Bug
|Common
|5
|80%
|{{TS3icon|ITF}}
|Dystopian Oasis Landing
|-
|[[File:Honeypot Ant.png]]
|Honeypot Ant
|Uncommon
|50
|70%
|{{TS3icon|ITF}}
|Dystopian Oasis Landing
|}

;Notes
* [[w:c:starshiptroopers:Plasma Bug (film)#Starship Troopers film|Plasma Bugs]] are a reference to the giant, plasma-shooting alien insects of the ''Starship Troopers'' movie.

===Nanites===
Nanites are robotic bugs featured in ''[[The Sims 3: Into the Future]]'' and they can be found in [[Oasis Landing]]. Nanites are essential components of some, but not all, [[trait chip]]s, and some advanced chips require specific nanites

Unlike butterflies and beetles, Sims can design and create nanites; doing this requires [[Reventlov's Bot Workshop]]. Designing and creating a nanite increases the [[bot building]] skill. Nanites can also be reverse engineered. Reverse engineering a nanite lets a Sim learn how to design it, and may yield empty processors.

{| class="plaintable sortable small-text-cells" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-color: black; font-size:small;" border="1" cellpadding="5"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! class="Unsortable" |Image
!Nanite
!Rarity
!Cost (§)
!Value (§)
!Catch Chance
!EP
!Where?
|-
|[[File:Neutron Nanite.png]]
|Neutron Nanite
|Common
|18
|20
|90%
|{{TS3icon|ITF}}
|Bot Workshop, Oasis Landing
|-
|[[File:Caustic Nanite.png]]
|Caustic Nanite
|Common
|18
|25
|90%
|{{TS3icon|ITF}}
|Bot Workshop, Oasis Landing
|-
|[[File:Quantum Nanite.png]]
|Quantum Nanite
|Common
|22
|30
|90%
|{{TS3icon|ITF}}
|Bot Workshop, Oasis Landing
|-
|[[File:Scalar Nanite.png]]
|Scalar Nanite
|Common
|22
|30
|90%
|{{TS3icon|ITF}}
|Bot workshop, Oasis Landing
|-
|[[File:Lite Nanite.png]]
|Lite Nanite
|Common
|26
|35
|90%
|{{TS3icon|ITF}}
|Bot workshop, Oasis Landing
|-
|[[File:Lepton Nanite.png]]
|Lepton Nanite
|Common
|30
|40
|90%
|{{TS3icon|ITF}}
|Bot Workshop, Oasis Landing
|-
|[[File:Tribble Nanite.png]]
|Tribble Nanite
|Common
|37
|50
|90%
|{{TS3icon|ITF}}
|Bot workshop, Oasis Landing
|-
|[[File:Heisenberg Nanite.png]]
|Heisenberg Nanite
|Common
|41
|55
|90%
|{{TS3icon|ITF}}
|Bot Workshop, Oasis Landing
|-
|[[File:Tunnelling Nanite.png]]
|Tunnelling Nanite
|Uncommon
|75
|100
|80%
|{{TS3icon|ITF}}
|Bot Workshop, Oasis Landing
|-
|[[File:Torque Nanite.png]]
|Torque Nanite
|Uncommon
|78
|105
|80%
|{{TS3icon|ITF}}
|Bot workshop, Oasis Landing
|-
|[[File:Induction Nanite.png]]
|Induction Nanite
|Uncommon
|86
|115
|80%
|{{TS3icon|ITF}}
|Bot workshop, Oasis Landing
|-
|[[File:Polar Nanite.png]]
|Polar Nanite
|Uncommon
|86
|115
|80%
|{{TS3icon|ITF}}
|Bot Workshop, Oasis Landing
|-
|[[File:Thermo Nanite.png]]
|Thermo Nanite
|Uncommon
|93
|125
|80%
|{{TS3icon|ITF}}
|Bot workshop, Oasis Landing
|-
|[[File:Consensor Nanite.png]]
|Condsensor Nanite
|Uncommon
|67
|90
|80%
|{{TS3icon|ITF}}
|Bot Workshop, Oasis Landing
|-
|[[File:Entropic Nanite.png]]
|Entropic
|Rare
|206
|275
|75%
|{{TS3icon|ITF}}
|Bot workshop,<ref name="Reverse engineering" /> Oasis Landing
|-
|[[File:Dispersion Nanite.png]]
|Dispersion
|Rare
|187
|250
|75%
|{{TS3icon|ITF}}
|Bot workshop,<ref name="Reverse engineering">This can be created if the Sim using the bot workshop has reverse engineered one.</ref> Oasis Landing
|-
|[[File:Prismatic Nanite.png]]
|Prismatic
|Rare
|262
|350
|75%
|{{TS3icon|ITF}}
|Bot workshop,<ref name="Reverse engineering" /> Oasis Landing
|-
|[[File:Damping Nanite.png]]
|Damping
|Rare
|236
|315
|75%
|{{TS3icon|ITF}}
|Bot workshop,<ref name="Reverse engineering" /> Oasis Landing
|-
|[[File:Optic Nanite.png]]
|Optic
|Rare
|232
|310
|75%
|{{TS3icon|ITF}}
|Bot workshop,<ref name="Reverse engineering" /> Oasis Landing
|-
|[[File:Uber Nanite.png]]
|Uber
|Rare
|412
|550
|75%
|{{TS3icon|ITF}}
|Bot workshop,<ref name="Reverse engineering" /> Oasis Landing
|}

==The Sims 4: Outdoor Retreat==
[[File:TS4OR Collecting Insects.png|thumb|250px|A Sim collecting insects from the ground.]]
Insect collecting returns in ''[[The Sims 4: Outdoor Retreat]]'' and works similarly to ''The Sims 3''. Sims can collect different types of insects and then have them as decorative items (giving +3 environment score), or sell them to gain more [[Simoleon]]s. Sims can also roast insects over a [[campfire]], or prepare shish kebabs or gumbo with them on a [[Barbecue|grill]]. Another way to consume insects would be combining them with plants to form herbal remedies through the use of the [[herbalism]] skill. Insects can be only found in [[Granite Falls]], though some are exclusively spawned in the deep forest areas of the world such as [[Deep Woods]] or the [[Granite Falls National Park]]. Insects can also appear at different times of the day or night and some are exclusive to either of those time periods. The collection can be quite difficult to complete due to the high number of common insects and the time-of-day mechanic.

Insects can be spotted on the ground or in mid-air. A lot of them may be quite hard to track down at first as they can blend in with the environment, but catching them should be easy. A good way to spot a group of insects would be to keep the camera near the ground level on normal [[time]] speed. Pausing the game may not be beneficial, as the insects may be even harder to see when standing still. Fireflies will glow during the night, making them more easily recognizable. When a Sim tries to catch an insect, there is a chance that the insect will bite, giving the Sim an [[uncomfortable]] [[moodlet]].

===List of insects===
{| class="plaintable heading-blue"
!Image
!Name
!Rarity
!Value
!Collecting time
!Location
|-
|[[File:TS4OR Insect.png|60px]]
|Bee
|Common
|§4
|Morning, Noon, Evening
|[[Campground]], Forest, [[Deep Woods]]
|-
|[[File:TS4OR Insect.png|60px]]
|Blue Morpho Butterfly
|Common
|§4
|Morning, Noon, Evening
|[[Campground]], Forest, [[Deep Woods]]
|-
|[[File:TS4OR Insect.png|60px]]
|Fire Ant
|Common
|§3
|Morning, Noon, Evening
|[[Campground]], Forest, [[Deep Woods]]
|-
|[[File:TS4OR Insect.png|60px]]
|Firefly
|Common
|§4
|Night
|[[Campground]], Forest, [[Deep Woods]]
|-
|[[File:TS4OR Insect.png|60px]]
|Jezebel Butterfly
|Common
|§3
|Morning, Noon, Evening
|[[Campground]], Forest, [[Deep Woods]]
|-
|[[File:TS4OR Insect.png|60px]]
|Katydid
|Common
|§4
|Morning, Noon, Evening
|[[Campground]], Forest, [[Deep Woods]]
|-
|[[File:TS4OR Insect.png|60px]]
|Ladybug
|Common
|§4
|Morning, Noon, Night
|[[Campground]], Forest, [[Deep Woods]]
|-
|[[File:TS4OR Insect.png|60px]]
|Luna Moth
|Common
|§4
|Morning, Noon, Evening
|[[Campground]], Forest, [[Deep Woods]]
|-
|[[File:TS4OR Insect.png|60px]]
|Mosquito
|Common
|§4
|Morning, Evening, Night
|[[Campground]], Forest, [[Deep Woods]]
|-
|[[File:TS4OR Insect.png|60px]]
|Stink Bug
|Common
|§4
|Morning, Noon
|[[Campground]], Forest
|-
|[[File:TS4OR Insect.png|60px]]
|Termite
|Common
|§3
|Noon, Evening
|[[Campground]], Forest, [[Deep Woods]]
|-
|[[File:TS4OR Insect.png|60px]]
|Dragonfly
|Uncommon
|§15
|Noon
|[[Campground]], Forest, [[Deep Woods]]
|-
|[[File:TS4OR Insect.png|60px]]
|Jewel Beetle
|Uncommon
|§15
|Morning
|[[Campground]], Forest, [[Deep Woods]]
|-
|[[File:TS4OR Insect.png|60px]]
|Locust
|Uncommon
|§15
|Morning, Noon, Evening
|[[Campground]], Forest
|-
|[[File:TS4OR Insect.png|60px]]
|Mantis
|Uncommon
|§15
|Morning, Noon, Evening
|[[Campground]], Forest, [[Deep Woods]]
|-
|[[File:TS4OR Insect.png|60px]]
|Monarch Butterfly
|Uncommon
|§15
|Morning, Noon, Evening
|Forest, [[Deep Woods]]
|-
|[[File:TS4OR Insect.png|60px]]
|Walking Stick
|Uncommon
|§12
|Noon
|[[Deep Woods]]
|-
|[[File:TS4OR Insect.png|60px]]
|Dragon Dragonfly
|Rare
|§600
|Noon
|[[Deep Woods]]
|-
|[[File:TS4OR Insect.png|60px]]
|Dust Spirit
|Rare
|§200
|Evening, Night
|Forest, [[Deep Woods]]
|-
|[[File:TS4OR Insect.png|60px]]
|Rainbow Firefly
|Rare
|§75
|Night
|Forest, [[Deep Woods]]
|-
|[[File:TS4OR Insect.png|60px]]
|Will-o-the-Wisp
|Rare
|§150
|Night
|Forest, [[Deep Woods]]
|}

===Reward===
After collecting all the insects the player receives the "Entomologist Delight" award, which is a plaque that can be hung on a wall. Collecting all 21 insects alongside the five [[Fishing (The Sims 4)|fish]] added in ''Outdoor Retreat'' in Granite Falls will also unlock the "Critter Catcher" [[achievement]].
{|class="wikitable heading-blue" style="text-align: center"
!Image
!Description
!Value
|-
|[[File:EntomologistDelightAward.png|100px]]
|''To bee or not to bee! We recognize your dedication and hard work by presenting you with this award.''
|0§
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist}}
[[ru:Насекомые]]
[[Category:Hobbies]]
[[Category:Hobbies]]
[[Category:Interactions]]
[[Category:Interactions]]

Revision as of 13:35, 4 May 2019

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Bug collecting

A Sim releasing caught butterflies.

Bug collecting is an interaction first introduced in The Sims 2: Seasons, allowing Sims to catch butterflies and fireflies. The Sims 2: FreeTime allows Sims to catch bugs and add them to a collection. In The Sims Castaway Stories and the DS version, it is possible to gather bugs, which can be eaten, traded, or kept and collected. The Sims 3 also features collecting butterflies and beetles. The Sims 3: Into the Future features robotic bugs called nanites. In The Sims 4: Outdoor Retreat, bug collecting reappears once again in the vacation world of Granite Falls.

The Sims 2

Bug catching

This section describes features that are only available in The Sims 2: Seasons and The Sims Castaway Stories.

Butterflies may appear during the day and fireflies may appear in the evening. A Sim can try to catch butterflies or fireflies in a jar, though it may take several tries before they succeed. This is usually initiated by the player clicking on the tile where the butterflies or fireflies appear, though Sims may also do it autonomously. Once butterflies or fireflies are caught, Sims can view them inside the jar or release them. If they are left in the jar, they will eventually die, though this can be avoided by using a cheat.

Enter cheat mode:
type: ^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C
Turn the cheat on: bugJarTimeDecay on
Turn the cheat off: bugJarTimeDecay off
Notes: Enabling this cheat will make caught butterflies and fireflies live forever.

A Sim may have wants to catch butterflies or fireflies, but the want will not be fulfilled until the Sim actually catches one.

With FreeTime, trying to catch butterflies or fireflies will build nature enthusiasm, as will viewing captured ones. Also, Sims who catch butterflies might occasionally put them in their bug collection.

Toddlers can chase butterflies or fireflies, but cannot catch them. With Freetime, they gain nature enthusiasm from doing this.

Bug hunting

This section describes features that are only available in The Sims 2: FreeTime.

A Sim releasing caught fireflies.

There are three types of bugs a Sim can catch: beetles, butterflies and spiders. To have a Sim catch bugs, the player has to click on outdoor terrain and select the "Hunt Bugs" interaction. Sims will continue this action indefinitely but will not always catch anything. Once a Sim catches a bug it will be placed in their collection box, which can be found in their inventory. Players can view the collection by placing it on the lot and selecting "View". When Sims go hiking, they might catch a bug. If they already have that bug in the collection, they'll release it. A Sim must have at least level 8 enthusiasm in the nature hobby to be able to collect all of the bugs.

A Sim with nature enthusiasm may have a want to hunt bugs, but the want will not be fulfilled until the Sim actually catches a bug.

If a Sim hunts bugs for very long, it will have a strong effect on their hygiene. If a PlantSim hunts bugs, it will affect their water motive. Occasionally, a Sim who is hunting bugs will be chased by bees.

Bug collections

Image Beetle Image Butterfly Image Spider
Dapper Pinstripe Beetle Jelly Butterfly Striped Spindler Spider
Polka Beetle Peanut Butterfly Grey Widow Spider
Couch Potato Beetle Empress Butterfly Paratrooper Spider
Gentleman Beetle Blue Featherwing Butterfly Mock Spider
Jack Beetle Margarina Butterfly Itsius Bitsius Spider
Prancer Beetle Madame Butterfly Hot Dog Spider
Tri-Horn Greeves Beetle Vampire Butterfly Queen Charlotte Spider
Ringo Beetle Pygmalion Butterfly Huntsperson Spider
Mock Ladybug Beetle Copper Pot Butterfly Single-Fanged Betsy Spider
Green Bottle Beetle Socialus Butterfly[1] Teddy Bear Spider
Notes

The Sims 3

Butterflies, beetles, and nanites appear as collectibles in The Sims 3.

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Butterflies

Image Butterfly Rarity Value (§) Catch Chance EP Where?
Moth Common 5 90% &BG
Base Neighborhood
Monarch Butterfly Common 10 80% &BG
Base Neighborhood
Zephyr Metalmark Butterfly Common 25 80% &BG
Base Neighborhood
Red Admiral Butterfly Common 35 80% &BG
Base Neighborhood
Mission Blue Butterfly Uncommon 50 80% &BG
Base Neighborhood
Green Swallowtail Butterfly Uncommon 90 80% &BG
Base Neighborhood
Royal Purple Butterfly Uncommon 150 80% &BG
Base Neighborhood
Silver-Spotted Skipper Butterfly Rare 325 70% &BG
Base Neighborhood
Zebra Butterfly Rare 650 85% &BG
Base Neighborhood
Rainbow Butterfly Extraordinarily Unusual 1,080 90% &BG
Base Neighborhood
Bamboo Straight Swift Butterfly Common 20 90% &EP01
China
Crypt Moth Uncommon 65 90% &EP01
Egypt
Two-Tailed Pasha Butterfly Uncommon 110 90% &EP01
France
Yellow Band Dart Butterfly Rare 430 90% &EP01
China
Cleopatra Butterfly Extraordinarily Unusual 1,200 90% &EP01
Egypt
Glowy Fly Extraordinarily Unusual 1,500 90% &EP01
France
Green Will-O'-The-Wisp Uncommon 80 90% &EP03
Base Neighborhood
Blue Will-O'-The-Wisp Rare 250 90% &EP03
Base Neighborhood
Pink Will-O'-The-Wisp Extraordinarily Unusual 820 90% &EP03
Base Neighborhood
Firefly albus Common 10 90% &EP06
Base Neighborhood
Firefly fulvus Common 10 90% &EP06
Base Neighborhood
Firefly pratinus Common 15 90% &EP06
Base Neighborhood
Firefly luteus Common 20 90% &EP06
Base Neighborhood
Firefly caeruleus Uncommon 80 90% &EP06
Base Neighborhood
Firefly ruber Uncommon 120 90% &EP06
Base Neighborhood
Firefly roseus Rare 300 90% &EP06
Base Neighborhood
Firefly purpureus Rare 450 90% &EP06
Base Neighborhood
  • A Sim with the red admiral butterfly.

    A Sim with the red admiral butterfly.

  • Ten types of butterflies in terrariums.

    Ten types of butterflies in terrariums.

Notes
  • Since Patch 31, butterflies will no longer spawn at night, and they will be replaced with fireflies.
  • There is a glitch with the firefly collector challenge, in which the challenge could not be completed even if a Sim has caught all 8 types of fireflies. This is due to the fact that the firefly collector challenge is a duplicate of the butterfly collector challenge, which requires 10 types of butterflies to complete.

Beetles

Image Beetle Rarity Value (§) Catch Chance EP Where?
Cockroach Common 1 70% &BG
Base Neighborhood
Ladybug Common 10 80% &BG
Base Neighborhood
Japanese Beetle Common 15 90% &BG
Base Neighborhood
Water Beetle Common 30 80% &BG
Base Neighborhood
Light Beetle Uncommon 40 95% &BG
Base Neighborhood
Rhinoceros Beetle Uncommon 90 70% &BG
Base Neighborhood
Stag Beetle Uncommon 175 75% &BG
Base Neighborhood
Spotted Beetle Rare 400 80% &BG
Base Neighborhood
Trilobite Beetle Rare 750 90% &BG
Base Neighborhood
Rainbow Beetle Extraordinarily Unusual 1,400 70% &BG
Base Neighborhood
Cerambyx Common 70 90% &EP01
France
Scarab Uncommon 180 50% &EP01
Egypt
Red Assassin Bug Rare 800 65% &EP01
China
Termite Common 5 80% &EP03
Base Neighborhood
Spider Common 15 70% &EP03
Base Neighborhood
Plasma Bug Extraordinarily Unusual 3,400 70% &EP09
Pill Bug Common 5 80% &EP11
Dystopian Oasis Landing
Honeypot Ant Uncommon 50 70% &EP11
Dystopian Oasis Landing
Notes
  • Plasma Bugs are a reference to the giant, plasma-shooting alien insects of the Starship Troopers movie.

Nanites

Nanites are robotic bugs featured in The Sims 3: Into the Future and they can be found in Oasis Landing. Nanites are essential components of some, but not all, trait chips, and some advanced chips require specific nanites

Unlike butterflies and beetles, Sims can design and create nanites; doing this requires Reventlov's Bot Workshop. Designing and creating a nanite increases the bot building skill. Nanites can also be reverse engineered. Reverse engineering a nanite lets a Sim learn how to design it, and may yield empty processors.

Image Nanite Rarity Cost (§) Value (§) Catch Chance EP Where?
Neutron Nanite Common 18 20 90% &EP11
Bot Workshop, Oasis Landing
Caustic Nanite Common 18 25 90% &EP11
Bot Workshop, Oasis Landing
Quantum Nanite Common 22 30 90% &EP11
Bot Workshop, Oasis Landing
Scalar Nanite Common 22 30 90% &EP11
Bot workshop, Oasis Landing
Lite Nanite Common 26 35 90% &EP11
Bot workshop, Oasis Landing
Lepton Nanite Common 30 40 90% &EP11
Bot Workshop, Oasis Landing
Tribble Nanite Common 37 50 90% &EP11
Bot workshop, Oasis Landing
Heisenberg Nanite Common 41 55 90% &EP11
Bot Workshop, Oasis Landing
Tunnelling Nanite Uncommon 75 100 80% &EP11
Bot Workshop, Oasis Landing
Torque Nanite Uncommon 78 105 80% &EP11
Bot workshop, Oasis Landing
Induction Nanite Uncommon 86 115 80% &EP11
Bot workshop, Oasis Landing
Polar Nanite Uncommon 86 115 80% &EP11
Bot Workshop, Oasis Landing
Thermo Nanite Uncommon 93 125 80% &EP11
Bot workshop, Oasis Landing
Condsensor Nanite Uncommon 67 90 80% &EP11
Bot Workshop, Oasis Landing
Entropic Rare 206 275 75% &EP11
Bot workshop,[2] Oasis Landing
Dispersion Rare 187 250 75% &EP11
Bot workshop,[2] Oasis Landing
Prismatic Rare 262 350 75% &EP11
Bot workshop,[2] Oasis Landing
Damping Rare 236 315 75% &EP11
Bot workshop,[2] Oasis Landing
Optic Rare 232 310 75% &EP11
Bot workshop,[2] Oasis Landing
Uber Rare 412 550 75% &EP11
Bot workshop,[2] Oasis Landing

The Sims 4: Outdoor Retreat

A Sim collecting insects from the ground.

Insect collecting returns in The Sims 4: Outdoor Retreat and works similarly to The Sims 3. Sims can collect different types of insects and then have them as decorative items (giving +3 environment score), or sell them to gain more Simoleons. Sims can also roast insects over a campfire, or prepare shish kebabs or gumbo with them on a grill. Another way to consume insects would be combining them with plants to form herbal remedies through the use of the herbalism skill. Insects can be only found in Granite Falls, though some are exclusively spawned in the deep forest areas of the world such as Deep Woods or the Granite Falls National Park. Insects can also appear at different times of the day or night and some are exclusive to either of those time periods. The collection can be quite difficult to complete due to the high number of common insects and the time-of-day mechanic.

Insects can be spotted on the ground or in mid-air. A lot of them may be quite hard to track down at first as they can blend in with the environment, but catching them should be easy. A good way to spot a group of insects would be to keep the camera near the ground level on normal time speed. Pausing the game may not be beneficial, as the insects may be even harder to see when standing still. Fireflies will glow during the night, making them more easily recognizable. When a Sim tries to catch an insect, there is a chance that the insect will bite, giving the Sim an uncomfortable moodlet.

List of insects

Image Name Rarity Value Collecting time Location
Bee Common §4 Morning, Noon, Evening Campground, Forest, Deep Woods
Blue Morpho Butterfly Common §4 Morning, Noon, Evening Campground, Forest, Deep Woods
Fire Ant Common §3 Morning, Noon, Evening Campground, Forest, Deep Woods
Firefly Common §4 Night Campground, Forest, Deep Woods
Jezebel Butterfly Common §3 Morning, Noon, Evening Campground, Forest, Deep Woods
Katydid Common §4 Morning, Noon, Evening Campground, Forest, Deep Woods
Ladybug Common §4 Morning, Noon, Night Campground, Forest, Deep Woods
Luna Moth Common §4 Morning, Noon, Evening Campground, Forest, Deep Woods
Mosquito Common §4 Morning, Evening, Night Campground, Forest, Deep Woods
Stink Bug Common §4 Morning, Noon Campground, Forest
Termite Common §3 Noon, Evening Campground, Forest, Deep Woods
Dragonfly Uncommon §15 Noon Campground, Forest, Deep Woods
Jewel Beetle Uncommon §15 Morning Campground, Forest, Deep Woods
Locust Uncommon §15 Morning, Noon, Evening Campground, Forest
Mantis Uncommon §15 Morning, Noon, Evening Campground, Forest, Deep Woods
Monarch Butterfly Uncommon §15 Morning, Noon, Evening Forest, Deep Woods
Walking Stick Uncommon §12 Noon Deep Woods
Dragon Dragonfly Rare §600 Noon Deep Woods
Dust Spirit Rare §200 Evening, Night Forest, Deep Woods
Rainbow Firefly Rare §75 Night Forest, Deep Woods
Will-o-the-Wisp Rare §150 Night Forest, Deep Woods

Reward

After collecting all the insects the player receives the "Entomologist Delight" award, which is a plaque that can be hung on a wall. Collecting all 21 insects alongside the five fish added in Outdoor Retreat in Granite Falls will also unlock the "Critter Catcher" achievement.

Image Description Value
To bee or not to bee! We recognize your dedication and hard work by presenting you with this award. 0§

Notes

  1. ↑ This butterfly can only be caught in a patched game.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 This can be created if the Sim using the bot workshop has reverse engineered one.

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