Don't let it grab you, only tame during the days I you can out maneuver it. Fought one in South East lava cave and a level 12 killed me (lvl 97, 400 hp with 1762.2 armor rating) in less than 5 seconds after grabbing me.

Lured my 92 out of the chitin cave and had a friend grab and drop it onto our taming raft with metal, where we tamed him.

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