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

The 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 Araneo eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

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

Where can you find Araneo in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the 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 Araneo?

A baby 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.

Araneo Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Araneo

Misc

Araneo

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

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Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

20 mapsFull Map →

The Araneo spawns on 20 maps, typically found in forests, swamps, and mountain regions. Green cells indicate high spawn density, red means low. Click a cell to see exact spawn chance. If you can't find any, try clearing creatures nearby to free up the population cap.

Official

Mod Maps

Map Legend

High spawn density

Medium spawn density

Low spawn density

Cave spawn

Click any cell for exact spawn chance and nearby spawn groups. Zoom in for detail.

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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

Saddle

Carried By

Immobilized By

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

You can gather Chitin, Raw Meat from a Araneo corpse. The corpse has 120 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

The harvest table below breaks down exact yields per tool. Choose your tool based on which resource you're after - yields vary significantly.

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

Incoming damage to the Araneo is modified by 12 different type-specific multipliers. It resists 6 damage types (up to 100% reduction) and is vulnerable to 5 (up to +120% incoming damage). 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	150.0	+30.00	+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	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Damage dealt to the 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 Araneo can damage: Thatch. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Araneo out.

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

Araneo Tips & Tricks

Check out what other players have learned about the Araneo - and contribute your own tips. Tips typically cover approach strategies, recommended food, and how to avoid spooking the Araneo mid-tame.

This page is your complete guide to the 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.

At base level the Araneo has 150 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 100 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Araneo is a passive tame — approach carefully and hand-feed it Spoiled Meat without knocking it out. See the taming calculator for exact food counts and timing.

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

ARK: Survival Ascended features the Araneo as a tamable, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild.

Stamina sits at 100 base, providing limited endurance. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it respectable melee power. With 150 base Health, the Araneo is not particularly tanky. It carries 100 base Weight - average weight tolerance.

The 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 Araneo is primarily used for resource harvesting, excelling at gathering specific materials. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 4°C–12°C temperature window. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.04 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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