How do you tame a Aberrant Araneo in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Aberrant Araneo is a passive tame. Approach it carefully without startling it and place Spoiled Meat in your last hotbar slot, then feed it by hand.

What does a Aberrant Araneo eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Aberrant Araneo is Spoiled Meat. It also accepts Raw Meat, Raw Fish Meat.

Where can you find Aberrant Araneo in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Aberrant Araneo spawn location page for exact spawn zones across all ARK maps. Spawn density and locations vary by map.

How long does it take to raise a baby Aberrant Araneo?

A baby Aberrant Araneo takes 1 day and 1 hour to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 4°C and 12°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Aberrant Araneo Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Aberrant Araneo

VARIANT

Aberrant Araneo

Spawn Command

Information

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Base Settings

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Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

5 mapsFull Map →

Found across 5 maps in forests, swamps, and mountain regions. Green zones have the highest spawn density. Each species has a population cap per area, so wiping out other creatures nearby can trigger new Aberrant Araneo spawns.

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Aberrant Araneo Taming Calculator

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PassiveTime: 6m 18s|Effectiveness: 87.2% (+65 Lvl)Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Spoiled MeatBest	28	6:18	65 Lvl (215)
Raw Meat	184	42:42	10 Lvl (160)
Raw Fish Meat	459	1:46:52	1 Lvl (151)

Breeding

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TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp4°C – 12°C

Maturation Time1d 1h

Quick Info

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XP Calculator

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Saddle Crafting XP

Araneo SaddleBase: 51.6 XP · Lv.40

206 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

Harvesting a dead Aberrant Araneo yields Chitin, Raw Meat. The corpse has 120 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Consult the harvest breakdown table to optimize your tool choice. Resource quantities depend on the tool used, the creature's harvest health, and your server's harvest rate.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Chitin	40%~5~4 hits	70%~9~3 hits
Raw Meat	60%~6~4 hits	30%~3~3 hits

Estimates based on game-extracted data (weights, quantities, harvest multipliers, damage type chains). Each harvest event independently rolls each resource - higher weight = higher drop chance. Actual yields vary with RNG.

Damage Resistances

The Aberrant Araneo has 12 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. It shrugs off 6 damage types but is weak to 5, with its worst vulnerability at +120%. Focus damage there for maximum efficiency. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

75%-25%

Player MeleeSwords, pikes, fists

80%-20%

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	144.0	+28.80	+2.00%
Stamina	100.0	+10.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	80.0	+0.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	900.0	+90.00	+2.00%
Weight	100.0	+2.00	+1.60%
Melee Damage Multiplier	106.0%	+5.30%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Damage dealt to the Aberrant Araneo varies across 1 hitbox zone. Its weakest point is the Head at 1.5x - a significant damage bonus when you land your shots there.

Headc_jaw

1.50x

Can Damage

The Aberrant Araneo can damage: Thatch. It can break through Thatch and Wood, so upgrade to Stone at minimum for protection.

Thatch

Wood

Stone

Metal

Tek

Tools & Guides

Taming CalculatorFood, narcotics, and time for any level

Breeding CalculatorMaturation, imprint timers, raising costs

BuildingsCommunity traps, pens, enclosures

AbilitiesAttacks, harvest specs, unique skills

Tips & TricksCommunity strategies and advice

Spawn LocationInteractive maps with spawn zones

Spawn CommandAdmin commands, all variants

Aberrant Araneo Tips & Tricks

Browse survivor-submitted tips and strategies for the Aberrant Araneo. Players share the best approach angles, food recommendations, and tricks for safe passive taming.

This page is your complete guide to the Aberrant Araneo in ARK: Survival Ascended. Below you'll find a quick overview of its base stats, taming method, breeding data, and harvest capabilities — plus links to dedicated tools like the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and interactive spawn map.

The Aberrant Araneo starts with 144 base Health, 106% base Melee Damage, 100 base Weight. These base values scale with each wild and tamed level-up, so check the taming calculator to see exactly what stats you can expect at different levels.

Taming the Aberrant Araneo is done passively: sneak up and offer Spoiled Meat from your last hotbar slot. The taming calculator has detailed quantities for each level.

Breeding Aberrant Araneos produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 4°C and 12°C. Full maturation takes 1 day and 1 hour. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

Once tamed, the Aberrant Araneo can harvest Chitin, Raw Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

Found throughout the ARKs, the Aberrant Araneo is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Variant classification.

At 144 base HP, the Aberrant Araneo is glass-cannon fragile. Dealing 106% base Melee Damage, the Aberrant Araneo brings decent hitting power to the table. With 100 base Stamina, the Aberrant Araneo has tires quickly. It carries 100 base Weight - average weight tolerance.

The Aberrant Araneo is passively tamed - approach it carefully and feed it by hand without knocking it out. Its preferred food is Spoiled Meat.

Once tamed, the Aberrant Araneo earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 4°C and 12°C. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.04 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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