Chitin

Chitin (Ky-tin) is a resource in ARK: Survival Evolved. It's a polymer and characteristic component of exoskeletons, radulae, beaks, shells and various other physical structures in organisms throughout history.

Gathering
Chitin can be acquired by harvesting corpses with most tools and dinosaurs.

The most efficient way to harvest Chitin is by using a tamed, , or  (headbutt with delicate collection leveled up) with high melee damage. A tamed can also be used to gather Chitin by killing. Another highly efficient tool for harvesting it is the with the metal pike yielding similar efficiency. The pike holds the advantage of more precise hits against small chitin-droppers like. Chitin can be harvested with a and  as well; other low level items will only occasionally harvest Chitin.

Another efficient way to farm Chitin seems to be killing scorpions and spiders in caves with a skilled on melee damage. A will gather just as efficiently but has lower base damage. This method can grant up to 500 Chitin in 10 minutes. Another good way to farm Chitin is to kill s, s or s at the beach and surrounding areas, harvesting them with a or a. If you are in a forest or swamp, you can also kill a random dinosaur and leave the corpse. Often a swarm of will come to the corpse, and you can kill them all at once to gather chitin. Farming on Valguero or Aberration can be an effective way of gathering large amounts of Chitin, so long as you have a strong enough tame.

Another way to farm Chitin is to kill a creature, and let the corpse rot without harvesting it. In some regions, this will attract insects. Using a to kill/harvest the insects will not only result in a much more Chitin, but your frog will also directly produce a sizable amount of cementing paste as well.

Additionally, in Crystal Isles, Chitin can be harvested from Anthills in large quantities, as well as from the and  that spawn around them.

Weight Reduction
The following creatures reduce the weight of Chitin by the listed amount while it is in their inventory:

Dropped by
Chitin drops from the following creatures:

Crafting
Chitin can be used to craft the following items:

Chitin can also be used as an alternative to to craft the following items:

Notes/Trivia

 * Chitin is a polysaccharide of N-acetylglucosamine, a derivative of glucose (a common sugar).
 * Normally Chitin is colorless. The known browning (as well as the strength) of the shells of insects is caused by sclerotin, a structural protein.
 * The shells of crustaceans and mollusks are formed of a composite of chitin and calcium carbonate.
 * Chitin is also used as food to tame the Archaeopteryx

Changelog
Chitin Quitina Chitine キチン Chityna Хитин