Bug collecting (The Sims 2)

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.
==Bug catching==
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.
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==
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==
Beetle	Beetle 	Butterfly	Butterfly 	Spider	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 Greaves 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 ButterflyThis butterfly can only be caught in a patched game.	 	Teddy Bear Spider
;Notes
*There is a bug that prevents Sims from finishing the bug collection. This was fixed in the FreeTime patch, but broken again in Apartment Life. This mod fixes the bug.
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