Dung Beetle
Farmer · 22 maps
What Dung Beetle harvests from nodes
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MetalEach hit on a node generates resource drops. The game randomly picks a resource from the loot table for each drop. Higher melee depletes the node faster, which can reduce total drops. The "best" melee is where you get the most drops.
What you get harvesting corpses with Dung Beetle
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Raw Prime MeatEach hit on a corpse generates resource drops based on damage dealt. The game randomly picks a resource from the corpse's loot table for each drop. Higher melee depletes the corpse faster, which can reduce total drops. All dinos get the same resource distribution from a given corpse - the difference is total drops from base damage.
Found throughout the ARKs, the Dung Beetle is a tamable, coprophagic creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Farmer category.
With 200 base Health, the Dung Beetle is on the squishy side. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Dung Beetle has decent hitting power. With 100 base Stamina, the Dung Beetle has tires quickly. Weight capacity starts at 5, giving it not built for hauling.
Taming the Dung Beetle doesn't require unconsciousness. Instead, sneak up to it and hand-feed its preferred food. Its preferred food is Large Animal Feces.
After taming, the Dung Beetle earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.9 Element plus 0 Element per level.