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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies

What are tips for arthropluera? Tips and strategies for arthropluera in ARK: Survival Ascended & Evolved.
@abyss they are in caves like the middle cave
JUST PICK IT UP WITH A MEGALO AND TAME IT (I JUST DID IT I SOME IN A MINUTE)
It's one of those dinos. You know, the dinos that you have to have them passive to feed them!
Probably a good idea to apply the same rule for fighting Onycs, that is, avoid melee. Their acid can hit you on smaller mounts you would usually bring in caves. They can be hard to spot in water and against uneven cave walls, but their oil-puddle-like iridescence can give them away if you look hard enough.
Desmodus can pick these things up. And they can't spit on your armor while picked up. It's useful for moving them to a spot you can tame them easier.
Best things to have is a full ghili suit, lots of bug repellent, stimulant and a weapon of choice that isn’t worse than a pike if things go sideways. Remember to bring spoilt meat and a good cave mount if u need to kill it’s friends.
Do not tame multiple at once
Choose the highest level one
If you tame multiple at the same time they will agro at the one you tamed
You don't have the time to cryopod it
An Argy,a stone foundation, 8 Stone Walls and 4 Railings is all you need. 1x1 2 high with railings on top drop that sucker in and boom No Ghillie Required!! Feed it spoiled meat
If you ever find it do not try to melee it to death
Just use a ranged weapon as it's much easier and won't eat through your armour
These are the only creature you have to worry about
Other than that everything can be meleed with ease
Just bring some stim berries and water
When you ride it on mobile it makes a horrible noise. (In my opinion.)
Good for two thing dis arming enemy players and destroying there bases 2 and awsome for cave runn no bug attack you dutt still bats do
People always bring their best set of armor into the caves "just in case" don't do that, DON'T, do that.
the saddle may be a bit pricy early on but this creature is literally game-breaking. tame a scorpion, collect a lot of meat and wait for it to spoil, find a nice-looking high-level danger noodle and tame it while mounted in your scorpion (I recommend doing this whole process on the south cave, it's easier to navigate and to find the arthroplueras. taming the scorpion is a lot easier too, unless you get a bad layout). skidaddle your way to the cave of the strong after obtaining a fur set/resistance buff and literally farm the artifact with your arthropluera. it's not a fast mount so don't expect it to speedrun the cave, but it's the only way to cheese your way through the hardest cave in the game. the payoff is definitely worth it.
Find these in the Cave In The South. They like near the river. Just eat some bug repellent and feed meat! I have not tamed one but I DID get SUPER close before mistaking a dung beetle as a spider and punching it. Yes, dung beetles live there too!