The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii) 
Golden Bug Guide

Version 1.1. 10/02/07
Finished 20 of the 24 bugs, as well as most of the guide.

Version 1.5 11/02/07
Finished the remaining bugs. Its pretty much done.

Version 1.7 12/02/07
Added some tips. Might add some more tips if I can think of some.

Table of Contents
1)- Getting Started/Hints and Tips
2)- Golden Bug Locations
3)- Agitha
4)- Contact/copyright Info
5)- Credits

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----------------- 1)- Getting Started/Hints and Tips -----------------
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Golden bugs. The weird little glowy things you'll see every once in a 
while actually serve a purpose. Go figure. 

Anyway, catching bugs is simple. Walk up to them and press A when 
prompted. Easy. 

Tips:
Bugs glow a bright gold. This makes them very easy to spot at night, 
so it would be wise to catch the critters while you are hunting for 
Poes. 

You will also hear a tingling sound when near a bug, so stay sharp and 
turn your speakers up.

The Gale Boomerang can grab a bug and bring it right to you. You wont 
catch it immediately, but it can be easier then hiking across a field 
and chasing it around for a while. 

There are 24 bugs total. One of which you cant get to until extremely 
late in the game. So there really isn't a reason to go looking for 
these bugs until the time comes that you can catch the final bug... 
unless you need money for something.

Some bugs require certain items to reach/capture them. These items 
will be listed in the section below.

Bugs can move around. They don't stay in one place like most 
everything else. As such, I can only list a general area as to where 
they are. Search the area thoroughly to find your prize.

The Male and Female are normally within the same map as each other. 
There is only one exception: the Dragonfly.

Secret: some of the bugs have the tri-force mark on them, leading some 
to think they are the "Goddess bugs"... No idea, but they may facture 
into the story line of the next Zelda game... or it could just be a 
neat little easter egg the developers put in (the later seems much 
more likely).
 
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24 bugs, so little time. 

B.1: Male Beetle: Hyrule Field (Faron):
Items required: none.
The Male Beetle is on a tree just south of the small eastern lake and 
in-between the two hills.

B.2: Female Beetle: Hyrule Field (Faron):
Items required: Gale Boomerang. 
Just north of the western lake is a ridge. Follow the ridge of trees 
to the northern side. Turn and look up to see the Female Beetle on a 
tree. Use the Gale Boomerang to bring her down.

B.3: Male Pill bug: Kakariko Gorge:
Items required: none.
He is just south of the Kakariko Gorge Bridge. He is much easier to 
find at night.

B.4: Female Pill bug: Kakariko Gorge:
Items required: none.
North of the bridge, in the southwest corner of the field. She is by a 
tree surrounded by grass.

B.5: Male Ant: Kakariko Graveyard:
Items required: none.
Near the back of the graveyard on a tree. 

B.6: Female Ant: Kakariko Village:
Items required: none.
On the west side of the village is a row of three houses. The Female 
Ant is in the northern most house. Just walk through the door and look 
around.

B.7: Male Grasshopper: Hyrule Field (Eldin):
Items required: none.
From Kakariko Village, take the north exit to Hyrule Field. Follow the 
winding path until you reach the open field. Right in front of you 
should be the Male Grasshopper on a dirt patch.

B.8: Female Grasshopper: Hyrule Field (Eldin):
Items required: none.
From Kakariko Village, take the north exit to Hyrule Field. Follow the 
winding path until you reach the open field. Travel to the northeast 
section of the field. She is much easier to find at night.

B.9: Male Phasmid: Hyrule Field (Eldin):
Items required: Gale Boomerang. 
At the south end of the Eldin Bridge. He can normally be found inside 
the archway. 

B.10: Female Phasmid: Hyrule Field (Eldin):
Items required: Gale Boomerang. 
At the north end of the Eldin Bridge. She is normally way up high on 
the cliff wall to the west. 

B.11: Male Stag Beetle: Hyrule Field (Lanayru):
Items required: none.
Due east of the bridge in northern Lanayru you'll find a tree. He is 
under that tree.

B.12: Female Stag Beetle: Hyrule Field (Lanayru):
Items required: Gale Boomerang.
In the rocky section of northern Lanayru. Above a bombable west-facing 
cave entrance.

B.13: Male Butterfly: Hyrule Field (Lanayru):
Items required: none.
Warp to the east entrance of Castle Town, then travel south. You 
should see a large group of flowers. The Male Butterfly likes to float 
around here.

B.14: Female Butterfly: Hyrule Field (Lanayru):
Items required: Clawshot.
Warp to the east entrance of Castle Town, then travel north. You 
should see an ivy covered ledge. Clawshot to it and climb up. She is 
near a patch of flowers.


B.15: Male Mantis: Lake Hylia:
Items required: Gale Boomerang.
This bug is at the north end of the great bridge. It is often on the 
inside of the archway. Use the Gale Boomerang to drag him down.

B.16:  Female Mantis: Lake Hylia:
Items required: Gale Boomerang.
At the south end of the great bridge is a tall tree. The roots come 
down and shade the area. Search high on the east side of the dirt wall 
near the roots.

B.17: Male Ladybug: Hyrule Field (Lanayru):
Items required: none.
From Castle Town, take the south exit. He is on the western side of 
the field on a rock formation near some flowers.

B.18: Female Ladybug: Hyrule Field (Lanayru):
Items required: none.
From Castle Town, take the south exit. She is on the eastern path that 
leads to the field near some trees.

B.19: Male Dragonfly: Zora's Domain:
Items required: none.
Warp Zora's domain and ride the waterfall down. Swim to the west side 
and walk up the ramp. He likes to hover over the grass there.

B.20: Female Dragonfly: Zora's River:
Items required: Gale Boomerang. 
Warp to Zora's River. In front of the house there is a bridge. Look 
just above the water on the side of the bridge. She should be there. 
She flies around a lot and can be hard to get without the Gale 
Boomerang.

B.21: Male Dayfly: Gerudo Desert:
Items required: none.
Just northeast of the small alcove in the south. Near one of the holes 
on your map. This bug is much easier to find at night.

B.22: Female Dayfly: Gerudo Desert:
Items required: none.
West of the warp point, this bug is in one of those trenches. Good 
luck.

B.23: Male Snail: Sacred Grove:
Items required: Gale Boomerang.
At the southern end of the Sacred Grove (opposite where you found the 
master sword). Enter the alcove of wreckage from the southwest. Turn 
and look up over the entrance. Use the Gale Boomerang to get him down.

B.24: Female Snail: Temple of Time:
Items required: Gale Boomerang.
After entering the Temple of Time, head down the stairs and to the 
rooms southwest corner. She is on the wall next to the stairs.


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Agitha. The reason you run around Hyrule with bugs in your pocket.

Agitha's house is located in the southeast section of Castle Town. 
Enter Castle Town from the east and take the path down (south). Follow 
it until it turns west. Agitha's house is the first door on the left 
(north).

Agitha will give you 50 rupees for each bug you give her. If you 
complete a pair (you have given here the Male version, and are now 
giving here the Female, or vise-versa) you will receive 100 rupees for 
that bug. This make a total of 1800 rupees.

But wait, there's more. For the first bug you give her, she will give 
you the Big Wallet (which holds up to 600 rupees). If you complete her 
collection with all 24 bugs, she will give you the Giants Wallet 
(which holds up to 1000 rupees).

You have to give here the bugs one at a time... which is slow and 
annoying. But it lets you pick and choose how much money you receive 
at any one time.

Why does she want all these bugs? For a tea party of course. 
*cough*Aliceinwonderland*cough* She claims to be royalty... that seems 
unlikely though. In any case, she gives us money for catching bugs, 
who are we to argue? All hail the bug queen (at least until she goes 
broke)!

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--------------------- 4)- Contact/copyright Info ---------------------
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Copyright 2007 Shawn Vernier (SPV999)

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Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public 
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All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned 
by their respective trademark and copyright holders.

In other words this is mine, don't steal it and put your name on 
it.

Email: [email protected]

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--------------------------- 5)- Credits ------------------------------
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Me - made the guide (duh)
Nintendo - made the game (duh)