Aberrant Dung Beetle
Variant · 12 maps
Overview
The Aberrant Dung Beetle is a small, coprophagic variant creature found in the Aberration biome. It is passively tamed and provides significant weight reduction for organic resources, making it a specialized pack animal for resource transport. It can be airlifted by Argentavis, Desmodus, Karkinos, Megalosaurus, Kaprosuchus, Quetzal, or Tusoteuthis for rapid deployment across the map.
Players typically tame it to streamline the transport of harvested organic materials in challenging cave environments.
Spawn Locations
12 mapsThe Aberrant Dung Beetle spawns in bio-zones, caves, and element zones across 12 ARK maps. It is considered a rare spawn, often found in the deeper, more hazardous regions of the Aberration map where organic nodes are abundant.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
The Aberrant Dung Beetle is passively tamed by feeding it directly. The best food is Large Animal Feces, which provides the highest affinity gain. Medium Animal Feces also works well, offering a strong alternative when large feces are scarce. No narcotics are needed. The tame time is about 2 minutes using the best food. Use the calculator below for your settings.
| Food | Qty | Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Large Animal FecesBest | 10 | 2:06 | 71 Lvl (221) |
| Medium Animal Feces | 14 | 3:02 | 68 Lvl (218) |
 Spoiled Meat | 21 | 4:40 | 61 Lvl (211) |
| Small Animal Feces | 28 | 6:18 | 53 Lvl (203) |
 Raw Meat | 140 | 32:26 | 6 Lvl (156) |
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Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing an Aberrant Dung Beetle yields Chitin and Raw Meat. The Pick is the best tool for maximizing Raw Meat harvest, while the Dino (Omnivore) yields the most Chitin.
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 Dung Beetle has a strong weakness to Instant HurtDinos, taking +120% more damage from them. It is highly resistant to Mining Drill Harvest and Melee WithProjectileImpactFX, taking -50% damage from these sources. It also resists Ranged Turret Small DefensePlant damage by -50%. Exploits involving piercing or explosive damage are especially effective.
| Stat | Base (Lv.1) | Wild +/Lv | Tamed +/Lv |
|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 192.0 | +38.40 | +2.00% |
 Stamina | 100.0 | +10.00 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 200.0 | +12.00 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 150.0 | +15.00 | +2.00% |
 Food | 900.0 | +90.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 5.0 | +0.10 | +1.60% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 106.0% | +5.30% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Can Damage
Can break Thatch. Build at least in Wood.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeleeCarnivore Small | 5 | 27.5 | — | — | — | — |
Numbers reflect base melee at level 1, 100% TE, no imprint. The damage calculator lets you scale by melee %, server multipliers, and pick a specific structure for exact hit counts.
Tools & Guides
Aberrant Dung Beetle Tips & Tricks
The Aberrant Dung Beetle takes +120% more damage from Instant HurtDinos, making it vulnerable to certain environmental hazards.
It is resistant to Mining Drill Harvest, reducing damage from automated mining systems by -100%.
Melee attacks with impact effects deal -50% damage to it, making standard metal weapons less effective.
It can be carried by flyers like Argentavis and Quetzal, enabling fast, safe transport through dangerous zones.
Its inventory reduces weight for Organic Polymer and Chitin, optimizing it for polymer farming runs.
This page details the Aberrant Dung Beetle's stats, taming, breeding, harvest data, and combat properties. For precise planning, refer to the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map located below.