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

Stamina sits at 200 base, providing average stamina. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Arthropluera has respectable melee power. The Arthropluera has 500 base Health - moderately tough. A base Weight of 100 means a reasonable inventory size.

The Arthropluera is passively tamed - approach it carefully and feed it by hand without knocking it out. Its preferred food is Broth of Enlightenment.

Once tamed, the Arthropluera is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 18°C and 22°C. A wild Arthropluera is worth 4 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.2 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

You can gather Chitin, Raw Meat from a Arthropluera corpse. The corpse has 230 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.

The Arthropluera has 13 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. With 4 resistances and 9 weaknesses, its biggest vulnerability takes +400% extra damage - exploit that for faster kills. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

The Arthropluera has 1 hitbox zone, each with a different damage multiplier. Its weakest point is the Head at 2.5x - a significant damage bonus when you land your shots there.

The Arthropluera can damage: Thatch, Wood, Stone, Metal, Tek. Its ability to break Metal structures makes the Arthropluera a serious raid threat - account for it in base defense.

Check out what other players have learned about the Arthropluera - and contribute your own tips. Players share the best approach angles, food recommendations, and tricks for safe passive taming.

Welcome to the full Arthropluera guide for ARK: Survival Ascended. Here you can quickly review its stats, taming requirements, breeding info, and resource gathering potential, then dive into our detailed calculators and maps for more depth.

The Arthropluera starts with 500 base Health, 100% 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 Arthropluera is done passively: sneak up and offer Broth of Enlightenment from your last hotbar slot. The taming calculator has detailed quantities for each level.

Breeding Arthroplueras produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 18°C and 22°C. Full maturation takes 2 days and 3 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

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