Tiger Beetles Almost Made Me Quit Coral Island

When Coral Island first launched, it was a glorious day. Having looked forward to the game for months, I rushed home from work as soon as I could, sliding into my chair as I kicked off my shoes ready for my new farm life to begin. For a while, it was all swell. I was making profits, stargazing with Waku had become my new routine, and the oceans were cleansed. I mean, what more could a girl want, right?

And so, I set off looking for new challenges. The mines had become completely opened, my forest giant friends and their cute trench coat antics were adorable, and so all that was left was the lake temple and museum. Why not take out both at the same time? At least that's what I thought. For a bit it was smooth catching, the evasive atlas moth even coming into my clutches, but as spring finally sprung it all came to a crashing halt.

I had met it that season, finally faced with my match. Tiger beetles. No matter what I did, or tried, they ran out of my reach. Even with my level 9 in bug catching, and osmium bug net, it still continued to evade me. I was at a loss, and with only 4 days left in spring, admittedly I started to get nervous. With two days of consecutive rain, and no spawn at all on the 27th, it was the 28th of spring, and I knew I had to catch not just one, but two. If summer came and I had no beetles to show for it, I just knew it would lead to my inevitable slump with the game.

Wiping my hands, I decided to pull out all the stops. With insect scents and traps on my side, I saw one right beneath my farm, and I knew it was time. Placing the scent down, I waited with baited breath, and before I knew it, I was able to swoop down with net in hand, though I saw it run.

And yet, as luck would have it, the tiger beetle's legs were no match for the quick dexterity of my fingers, and I had caught it before it ran off completely. I had won the day. As luck would have it however, later that afternoon a patch was released to decrease the alertness of bugs when they couldn’t see you. My tiger beetles have come quietly after that.