Insect


 * For the species of bugs featured in Twilight Princess, see Golden Bug.

Bugs are tiny insects, found in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, that can be stored in a bottle. They can be found under small rocks or be purchased at the Medicine Shop. Each bottle contains three individual bugs which, when released, will scamper around for a few seconds, and then dig underground, never to be seen again. Their preferred breeding grounds are mounds of soft soil.

These seemingly insignificant bugs benefit Link greatly while he searches for Gold Skulltulas. If Link finds a mound of soft soil to drop them on, they will burrow into the soil and in so doing may reveal a Gold Skulltula.

Every time they are released, three bugs pop out. This can be useful to increase or maintain bug supply by releasing and re-catching bugs in new bottles. This trick can also be used for quick money in Ocarina of Time, as they can be sold to the beggar for 50 rupees per bottle.

In Majora's Mask, if Link releases a bottle of bugs near a mound of soft soil, different items such as Rupees, Arrows, and Bombs will come out. This happens everywhere, with the exception of the Swamp Spider House, where a Gold Skulltula is released instead, much like in Ocarina of Time.