Every time I KO these little nuisances, I have the urge to kill them as they have done to me way to many times by knocking me off my argy

Though commonly mistaken for Archeopteryx, the difference between the two theropods is the microraptors blinding speed, and ability to leap up into the air and orbit the player until stunning them and dismounting them from any creature they're on. Keep an eye on the bushes and trees, they can be anywhere in the redwoods forest.

Run if u see one they have a knockout ability so always bring strong dinos in an area that they spawn at

Lost Island.. this map doesn't care where your supposed to spawn. Hatered is too pure a word for these feathered mini beasts who give birds a bad rep.

Anyways encounter, so first off they dont seem to spawn till about the 20th ark day if your on console it seems like the more complicated dinis take longer to spawn. Their spawn location is the redwoods and plains/savana as well as mountain areas, very rarely the dense forests where the boundaries are iffy at best. They do a screech and a mario jump into the air and glide at you at pteradon speed so please if you manage to dodge one keep flying and don't check if its still after you because it is. They can glide for at leastmost of your ptera's stam bar so your gonna need to use the terrain to your advantage. If you cant 1hit KO this thing kite it to your other tames as most dinos will ignore them. You either notice them while your high up or they notice you close to the ground either way if they miss you better be gone before they hit the ground.

Escape; I landed with my argy after fighting with a glitched alpha raptor and noticed from the very corner of veiw a lil 💪muscle bird charging me from out of render distance, since i was laned higher and further away it didn't jump ip yet n i was able to get away. Came back with my ptera attacked it and fled, got it down to ground level and slaughtered it with a pack of dilos and a parasaur since they can detect enemies.

Tip: If you notice passive dino's running/flying away from something and you cant see any carnivores just run. Sorry it was so long i wish ya the best ~Witch Subject#1

I'm just glad they didn't give them poison damage as these creatures had venom IRL!

Let's just say I'm grateful for parachutes

I was riding my terror bird hunting for dire bears and somthing knocks me off it turns out I died to a gigapithacous that was near me

After reading these tips, im actually pretty lucky :D ive never had much problems with these guys, usually im riding my argi near the ground, looking for something to tame when these knock me off my mount. I dont actually get mad at them, i just whistle for my argi to be on neutral and my argi kills them. They never stun my argi. I actually look for them sometimes because theyre super cute and i want one (i dont have one yet). But then, the "Omg its so cute thing" also goes with terror birds and carnos for me, which my sister despises and she'll never forgive me for loving the "ugly" things.

They don't attack rhynios

Also for some reason they don't retaliate when hit by something that they aren't aggressive to (like titanomyras)

For example, they are completely passive to wild brontos.

I hate these small little bastards they really have so much passion to knock me off my argi when I just killed a thylo

Oh there is no way I could object to a bird so small it’s hard to see knocking me off my new argy the second I initiate battle with an alpha carno

It literally looks like an archaeopteryx, but it’s evil. It’s also fast, and it wants to kill you. Use strong tames…

Thank God I'm on mobile I don't have to worry about these

The most dangerous creature in Ark! “They do very little damage” I agree, but everything else that lives around them does not! After they knock you off your tame you can only hope that your tame does high damage fast. I only survived being knocked off my Baryonx by it killing 7-8 raptors 2 sarcos and other stuff before they killed me. After that I burned those worthless things (and 1 more raptor) to death with my torch!!

Yes finally!!!!!

Mobile players have these pests

I hope you mobile players feel my pain

Youve got off the hook long enough

- TheScugMaster

Funfact:this is the faster dino in the ark and most anoying

Officially my least favorite tame in ark I had a daeodon in scorched earth and was just strolling around then like 10 of these guys swarm us we killed a few but I died and by the time I got back he was dead but yet they left my jerboa

Always have your animals on neutral so if you encounter one they will attack them

Normally for me to avoid altercations with these guys or things that surprise attack I take 2 pts with me that are pumped with health and melee

My tribe mate got stunned by one these while he was peacefully getting ripped to shreds by 1 thyacoleo, a swarm of bugs and a pack of terror birds. Guess which one caused his death? The microraptor because it stung him and he couldn't fight back.