Where can you find Oil Jug Bug in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Oil Jug Bug 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 Oil Jug Bug?

A baby Oil Jug Bug takes 3 days and 20 hours to reach full maturity. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Oil Jug Bug Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Oil Jug Bug

IGNORE

Oil Jug Bug

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Official servers currently have boosted rates! You don't need to change settings in our calculator.

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

12 mapsFull Map →

The Oil Jug Bug spawns on 12 maps, typically found in mountains, cliffsides, and elevated terrain. 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.

Explore full interactive mapAstraeos →

Taming

Oil Jug Bug is not tamable.

Breeding

Open Calculator →

TypeLive Birth

Maturation Time3d 20h

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill80 XP

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.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Drops & Harvest Resources

The Oil Jug Bug's corpse can be harvested for Chitin, Raw Meat, Cementing Paste. The corpse has 50 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Consult the harvest breakdown table to optimize your tool choice. Resource quantities depend on the tool used, the creature's harvest health, and your server's harvest rate.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet	Chitin Weapon
Chitin	40%~3~2 hits	70%~4~2 hits	80%~8~2 hits
Raw Meat	60%~2~2 hits	30%~1~2 hits	60%~2~2 hits
Cementing Paste	0%~0~2 hits	0%~0~2 hits	80%~8~2 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

Incoming damage to the Oil Jug Bug is modified by 12 different type-specific multipliers. It resists 7 damage types (up to 60% 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.

FireFlamethrower, fire arrows

40%-60%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

ExplosionsC4, Rockets, Grenades

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

75%-25%

Base Stats

Full Stats →

Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	75.0	+15.00	+4.00%
Stamina	100.0	+10.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	0.0	+0.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	450.0	+45.00	+2.00%
Weight	50.0	+1.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	200.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Can Damage

The Oil Jug Bug can damage: Thatch, Wood, Stone, Metal, Tek. Factor the Oil Jug Bug into your PvP defense plans - it can chew through Metal walls.

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

Oil Jug Bug Tips & Tricks

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Everything you need to know about the Oil Jug Bug in ARK: Survival Ascended is collected here. Use the stat overview, taming summary, and breeding details below to plan your approach, then explore the dedicated tool pages for step-by-step help.

At base level the Oil Jug Bug has 75 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 50 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Oil Jug Bug 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 Oil Jug Bug can harvest Chitin, Raw Meat, Cementing Paste. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

The Oil Jug Bug is a flying, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Ignore group.

Health-wise, the Oil Jug Bug sits at 75 base, making it glass-cannon fragile. Melee starts at 100% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. With 100 base Stamina, the Oil Jug Bug has limited endurance. Weight capacity starts at 50, giving it minimal inventory space.

The Oil Jug Bug is a wild creature that cannot be tamed through conventional methods. Defeating one in the wild grants 1 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0 Element plus 0 Element per level.

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