Bug Repellant
| Bug Repellant | |||||||||||
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| This gnarly paste makes you nearly invisible to bugs. Just don't attack them, and they'll ignore you! Effect lasts 10 minutes. | |||||||||||
| Consumable - values given for humans | |||||||||||
| Spoils in | 5h | ||||||||||
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| Weight | 0.1 | ||||||||||
| Stack size | 100 | ||||||||||
| Added in | v217.0 | ||||||||||
Spawn Command
cheat GFI BugRepellant 1 0 0 or cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Consumables/PrimalItemConsumable_BugRepellant.PrimalItemConsumable_BugRepellant'" 1 0 0 | |||||||||||
| Crafting | |||||||||||
| Required level | Level 16 | ||||||||||
| Engram Points | 12 EP | ||||||||||
| Crafting XP | 2 XP | ||||||||||
| Crafting Time | 8s | ||||||||||
| Crafted in |  Mortar and Pestle  Chemistry Bench Equus Saddle
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| Required Stations | Mortar And Pestle
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Bug Repellant is a consumable in ARK: Survival Evolved. Upon use, it reduces the aggressiveness of certain insects and other creatures towards the user.
The specific results of the effect are:
Titanomyrma, 
Meganeura, and 
Leeches will ignore the user unless attacked first.
Araneo, 
Arthropluera, 
Onyc, 
Manta, and 
Mantis will act the same way as the 
Gigantopithecus, passive, but aggressive when touched, which allows the user to tame these creatures non-violently.
Pachyrhinosaurus actually eats it instead of kibble as its favorite taming food, where it fills up 25 food-units per Bug Repellant.
The effect lasts for 10 minutes. During the duration of the effect, a transparent pale green haze will be emitted from the user and their tames.
Usage[edit | edit source]
Bug repellant can be extremely useful for survivors and their tames that venture into caves, as it greatly reduces the threat of being attacked by a variety of dangerous cave creatures. It's also necessary for the taming process of those very same creatures. Additionally, it can make oceanic and coastal ventures somewhat less dangerous as it will help you avoid attack from Manta swarms.
Spoil times[edit | edit source]
Unlike most other items crafted in the Mortar and Pestle and Chemistry Bench, bug repellant can spoil, so preservation may be required.
| Container | Spoiling Time |
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 Player Inventory |
5h |
 Tamed Dino |
20h |
 Preserving Bin |
2d 2h |
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3d 3h |
 Refrigerator |
20d 20h |
For more information, see Spoilage.
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