Bug Meat
| Bug Meat | |
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| It's a juicy wad of bug flesh. | |
| Information | |
| Source |  Bug (76%) Bug (dangerous) (76%) Cave Fly (90%) Cave Fly (dangerous) (90%) Grub (60%) Grub (dangerous) (60%) Mutant Fly (90%) Mutant Grub (60%) Armored Bug (76%) Armored Bug (dangerous) (76%) |
| Sell Price |  8g
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Bug Meat is a Monster Loot item which is dropped from any type of insect, including Armored Bugs and Dangerous Armored Bugs if the player has forged their weapon with a Bug Killer enchantment.
Dorado, Lingcod, or Pike Fish Ponds may produce 20 Bug Meat when the population of the pond reaches 9.
Gifting
| Villager Reactions
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| Hate |  Abigail •  Alex •  Caroline •  Clint •  Demetrius •  Dwarf •  Elliott •  Emily •  Evelyn •  George •  Gus •  Haley •  Harvey •  Jas •  Jodi •  Kent •  Krobus •  Leah •  Leo •  Lewis •  Linus •  Marnie •  Maru •  Pam •  Penny •  Pierre •  Robin •  Sam •  Sandy •  Sebastian •  Shane •  Vincent •  Willy •  Wizard
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Crafting
Note that the Training Rod and Bamboo Pole cannot use any type of bait. A Fiberglass Rod or Iridium Rod is required.
| Image | Name | Description | Ingredients | Recipe Source |
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Bait (5) | Causes fish to bite faster. Must first be attached to a fishing rod. |  Bug Meat (1)
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 Fishing Level 2
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Wild Bait (5) | A unique recipe from Linus that gives you a chance to catch two fish at once. | Bug Meat (5) Fiber (10) Slime (5)
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 Linus 4-heart event
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Sturdy Ring | Cuts the duration of negative status effects in half. | Bug Meat (25) Copper Bar (2) Slime (25)
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 Combat Level 1
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Bug Steak | The last resort of the hungry cave diver. | Bug Meat (10)
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Combat Level 1
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Magic Bait (5) | Allows you to catch fish from any season, time, or weather, from whichever type of water you cast into. | Bug Meat (3) Radioactive Ore (1)
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 Mr. Qi ( 20)
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Bundles
Bug Meat is not used in any bundles.
Tailoring
Bug Meat is used in the spool of the Sewing Machine with Cloth in the feed to create a 
Pink Striped Shirt. It is a dark pink dye when used in the spool of the Sewing Machine with a dyeable clothing item in the feed. It can be placed in the purple dye pot at Emily's and Haley's house for use in dyeing.
Quests
- 10 Bug Meat may be requested by several fish in Fish Pond quests.
- Willy requests 100 Bug Meat in the "Juicy Bugs Wanted!" Special Order. The rewards are 3,000g and the Quality Bobber recipe.
History
- 1.0: Introduced.
- 1.4: Used as an ingredient to the Sturdy Ring recipe. Can now be used in Tailoring. Can be requested in Fish Pond quests. Can be produced by Fish Ponds.
- 1.5: Needed in the "Juicy Bugs Wanted!" Special Order. Used as an ingredient to the Bug Steak and Magic Bait recipes.