Giant Queen Bee
Giant Queen Bee Overview
Survivors looking at Giant Queen Bee in ARK: Survival Ascended will find a flying carnivore that is a versatile flyer useful for scouting, traversal, and light transport. It is a carnivore tamed through passive taming, with Raw Mutton as its top-tier food, and brings 100% base Melee Damage, giving it respectable melee power to the table. It gives live birth after a gestation period, with offspring maturing at a glacially slow pace - plan for a multi-day commitment. Its harvest profile centers on Chitin, Raw Meat, Cementing Paste, making farming runs noticeably faster. Players target Giant Queen Bee once they need a reliable workhorse beyond the starter mounts.
Spawn Locations
15 mapsFound across 15 maps in mountains, cliffsides, and elevated terrain. Green zones have the highest spawn density. Each species has a population cap per area, so wiping out other creatures nearby can trigger new Giant Queen Bee spawns.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Giant Queen Bee Taming Calculator
Open Calculator→| Food | Qty | Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Raw MuttonBest | 3 | 50 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Raw Prime Meat | 3 | 50 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Rare Flower | 3 | 1:15 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 5 | 1:39 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Raw Meat | 9 | 3:18 | 73 Lvl (223) |
| +6 more in calculator→ | |||
Breeding
Open Calculator →XP Calculator
Full Calculator→Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)1 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server
Server Settings(Game.ini)
Official servers use non-1× defaults; the values above already reflect official rates.
Drops & Harvest Resources
You can gather Chitin, Raw Meat, Cementing Paste from a Giant Queen Bee corpse. The corpse has 50 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.
| Resource |  Pick |  Hatchet | Chitin Weapon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32%~1~2 hits | 56%~1~2 hits | 65%~3~2 hits | |
| 60%~2~2 hits | 30%~1~2 hits | 60%~2~2 hits | |
| 0%~0~2 hits | 0%~0~2 hits | 50%~3~2 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 Giant Queen Bee's damage profile includes 15 modifiers that alter how much damage it takes from different sources. It resists 8 damage types (up to 100% reduction) and is vulnerable to 6 (up to +600% incoming damage). See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.
Base Stats
Full Stats→| Stat | Base (Lv.1) | Wild +/Lv | Tamed +/Lv |
|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 80.0 | +16.00 | +4.00% |
 Stamina | 200.0 | +20.00 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 400.0 | +24.00 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 150.0 | +15.00 | +2.00% |
 Food | 800.0 | +80.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 150.0 | +3.00 | +0.80% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Tools & Guides
Giant Queen Bee Tips & Tricks
Check out what other players have learned about the Giant Queen Bee - and contribute your own tips. Players share the best approach angles, food recommendations, and tricks for safe passive taming.
This page is your complete guide to the Giant Queen Bee 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 Giant Queen Bee starts with 80 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 150 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 Giant Queen Bee is done passively: sneak up and offer Raw Mutton from your last hotbar slot. The taming calculator has detailed quantities for each level.
The Giant Queen Bee gives live birth after a gestation period. Babies mature in 3 days and 20 hours. Check the breeding calculator for detailed imprint schedules and raising costs.
Once tamed, the Giant Queen Bee can harvest Chitin, Raw Meat, Cementing Paste. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.