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“ | Just had a peek at the progress on the Arthropluera and let me tell you, this thing is the stuff of nightmares. It's gonna be awesome. | „ |
| ~ Jen[1] |
The Arthropluera (ar-thro-plur-ah) is one of the Creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved.
Basic Info
Dossier
This section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena Walker, the author of the dossiers, has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creature.
- Wild
The fact that this creature exists is enough to give me nightmares. Like the island's other Arthropods, Arthropluera Felsanguis has become much larger than I might have believed possible. It's a very aggressive hunter, but prefers to eat meat after it has rotted for some time, and will voraciously seek out such delicacies.
- Known Information
Arthropleura's blood has a very low pH, to the point that it can dissolve many materials. This acidic blood splashes back on anything that directly attacks it, weakening the durability of weapons and hurting attackers. Many creatures thusly refuse to prey on Arthropleura, fearing this unique defense. If that wasn't enough, Arthropleura also keeps a small reservoir of blood ready to spit at its prey.
- Domesticated
Like most of the arthropods on the island, Arthropleura is simple minded and relatively easy to tame. It is an almost entirely military mount, useful mostly for attacking at a distance. Thanks to its unique defenses, whether hunting or warring, Arthropleura is generally safe from all but the largest of creatures.
Behavior
Arthropleura Is tamable with rotten meat and if wild will attack with acid spit (1 acid spit after melee bite). Be careful as it can hit you with its acid even when it has turned around.
Appearance
The Arthropleura felsanguis is one of the island's most nightmarish native invertebrates - a predatory, heavily armored centipede longer than three men tall. Preferring carrion over live prey, these huge arthropods inhabit the deeper caves of the island, devouring bats and other invertebrates. Their greenish blood has an unusually low pH, a trait that, by self-rupturing delicate vessels in its head, the Arthropleura can use as a rather gruesome defense mechanism.
The Arthropluera's carapace has a prismatic effect that causes the colors of regions 0 and 4 to not display exactly as the color it is set as.
This section displays the Arthropluera's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Arthropluera. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Arthropluera will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.
This information can be used to alter the Arthropluera's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Arthropluera's "segments" magenta.
Segments
Head
Sternites
Legs, Antennae and Forcipules
Carapace Stripe
Underside of Head/Segments
Drops
Base Stats and Growth
| Attribute | Base Value | Level Increase | Taming Bonus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild | Tamed | Additive | Multiplicative | ||
 Health |
500 | +100 | +5.4% | 0.07 | |
 Stamina |
200 | +20 | +10% | ||
 Oxygen |
150 | +15 | N/A | ||
 Food |
1200 | +120 | +10% | ||
 Weight |
100 | +2 | +4% | ||
 Melee Damage |
18 / 30 | +0.9 / +1.5 | +1.7% | 7% | 17.6% |
 Movement Speed |
100% | N/A | +1% | 20% | |
 Torpidity |
175 | +10.5 | N/A | 0.5 | |
- For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
- For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.
| Movement [u/s] |
Base Speed | Sprinting Speed | Stamina | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild | Tamed1 | Tamed2 | Wild | Tamed1 | Tamed2 | ||
| Walking | 225 | ? | ? | 486 | 394.875 | 473.85 | 6 |
| Swimming | 400 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
- 1These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
- 2These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
- For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.
| Attack Type | Effect | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Main Attack |  Tranquilized | The target's  Torpor will increase by 3x the damage dealt over 10 seconds. |
| Alt Attack |  Acid | Damage from this attack reduces the durability of the target's armor at 35x the normal rate. |
| Melee | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | Minimum | Activation | Using the  (PC),  (PS),  (Xbox One), the Arthropluera lunges at and bites the target. The target's Torpor will increase by 3x the damage dealt over 10 seconds. |
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| 0 | 350 | 0 | 600 | ||||||||||
| Attack Type | Damage | Projectile Values | Torpor Values | Status Effect: Stamina | Status Effect: Torpidity | ||||||||
| Life | Impulse | Radius | Base | Mult | Duration | Damage Mult | Amount | Duration | Damage Mult | Amount | |||
| Melee | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Ranged | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | Minimum | Activation | Using the  (PC),  (PS),  (Xbox One), the Arthropluera spits its own acidic blood at the target. Its blood is highly-corrosive and reduces the durability of the target's armor at 35x the normal rate. |
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| 20 | 1800 | 0 | 2500 | ||||||||||
| Attack Type | Damage | Projectile Values | Torpor Values | Status Effect: Stamina | Status Effect: Torpidity | ||||||||
| Life | Impulse | Radius | Base | Mult | Duration | Damage Mult | Amount | Duration | Damage Mult | Amount | |||
| Projectile | Impact | 30 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Explosion | 30 | 10 | 100 | ||||||||||
Wild Stats Level-up
Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding stats with an external tool.[2]
The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps
Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.
Taming
 Level 1
|
Feeding Interval | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Broth of Enlightenment
|
1 | 00:00 | 0:00:41 |
 Spoiled Meat
|
5 | 02:05 | 0:08:21 |
 Raw Meat
|
33 | 00:30 | 0:16:31 |
 Raw Fish Meat
|
81 | 00:15 | 0:20:16 |
| Level 30
|
Feeding Interval | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broth of Enlightenment
|
1 | 00:00 | 0:00:41 |
| Spoiled Meat
|
9 | 01:52 | 0:15:01 |
| Raw Meat
|
55 | 00:30 | 0:27:31 |
| Raw Fish Meat
|
137 | 00:15 | 0:34:16 |
| Level 60
|
Feeding Interval | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broth of Enlightenment
|
1 | 00:00 | 0:00:41 |
| Spoiled Meat
|
12 | 01:49 | 0:20:01 |
| Raw Meat
|
79 | 00:30 | 0:39:31 |
| Raw Fish Meat
|
196 | 00:15 | 0:49:01 |
| Level 90
|
Feeding Interval | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broth of Enlightenment
|
2 | 01:21 | 0:01:21 |
| Spoiled Meat
|
16 | 01:46 | 0:26:41 |
| Raw Meat
|
102 | 00:30 | 0:51:01 |
| Raw Fish Meat
|
254 | 00:15 | 1:03:31 |
| Level 120
|
Feeding Interval | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broth of Enlightenment
|
2 | 01:21 | 0:01:21 |
| Spoiled Meat
|
19 | 01:45 | 0:31:41 |
| Raw Meat
|
125 | 00:30 | 1:02:31 |
| Raw Fish Meat
|
313 | 00:15 | 1:18:16 |
| Level 150
|
Feeding Interval | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broth of Enlightenment
|
2 | 01:21 | 0:01:21 |
| Spoiled Meat
|
23 | 01:44 | 0:38:21 |
| Raw Meat
|
149 | 00:30 | 1:14:31 |
| Raw Fish Meat
|
372 | 00:15 | 1:33:01 |
Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.
Preferred Food
Taming Strategy
Arthropluera is tamed non-violently, rather than through the use of tranquilizers. Since it is a naturally aggressive creature, you must first apply 
Bug Repellant in order to keep it from attacking you on sight. The Arthro will not be tameable if it is trying to attack another creature or is feeding on a corpse, so you must remove any such distractions from the area, or lure the Arthro to a more secluded area.
Once you have the repellent applied and distractions dealt with, place the food you wish to feed it in the right-most slot of your hotbar. Then, carefully approach the Arthro until the button prompt to feed it appears - it will eat the piece of food you give it and a taming bar will appear. You must then wait until it becomes hungry enough to be fed again, and repeat the process.
It can be very difficult to properly do this, as the Arthro is constantly moving in an unpredictable pattern.
If you accidentally get too close and touch the Arthro, it will become aggressive and attack, despite the repellant. In order to continue taming it, you must get far enough away for it to lose interest in you. If you go away from it for too long and aren't using broth of enlightenment to tame it; it's taming bar will go down faster than you can feed it, making it untameable. Be careful of its spit attack when fleeing, as it will deal significant damage to your armor if it hits.
On The Center, one can simply fly an Argentavis or larger down into the East Lava Cave's entrance and carry an Arthro back out in seconds. Avoid attacking it while carrying, due to the melee rebound damage, however.
Combat
This section describes how to fight against the Arthropluera.
General
Arthropleura appear in caves, so wandering above ground will keep any player safe. However, in caves, they become a very deadly adversary. Melee weaponry and armor simply vanish in any battle with the creature due to its corrosive and acidic blood.
Strategy
To avoid the loss of your armor and melee weapons, stay as far away from it as possible, but keep in mind it can still launch acidic projectiles. Be alert at all times when in a battle, as the cave ecosystems often bring other hazards. One risky fighting method is to keep backing away while using a ranged weapon that won't kill you. Back jump when it is about to bite and side jump to avoid spit attacks. If you are mobile enough, you will dodge his attacks.
Weaponry
Ranged weapons are advised to avoid the weapon and health damage caused by melee attacks. Melee should only be used as a last resort.
A 
Compound Bow can usually kill lower levels with 3-4 headshots.
Dangers
Melee attacks against the Arthropluera will significantly reduce weapon durability and cause damage to the player. One well-aimed shot from the creature will strip a player of his/her armor(or bring it very close to breaking point). Make sure you spot them in advance, so they do not get the first hit in. Their spit can also hit you while riding a mount and can still break your armor, the spit does a good bit more damage without armor on.
As of version v280.130, Arthropluera can damage any form of structures. This alone makes it a rather dangerous creature to spawn close to the base as it will immediately try to break through the walls of the structures. It is also a bad idea to use structure as a wall just to kill it.
Weakness
It has a fairly large and long body, so you can spot (and shoot) one easily.
The Arthropluerua has a 2.5x headshot multiplier.
It stops to spit and bite; giving you a few seconds of grace.
Large turn radius for a moment. Brace yourself once its aim snaps back on you.
While they can damage any form of structures, they are very weak against explosives (5x) and ranged attacks (3x).
Utility
Roles
Combat Annoyance: Arthroplurera's ability to corrode and even break enemy armor makes it the bane of your enemies existence, especially if your enemy relies on their armor to keep them alive. (Level Up Speed, Stamina and Health)
Base defender: During a raid, Arthroplurera can hold off unmounted raiders before they begin planting explosives. With the armor corroding acid against unmounted players, Arthropluera will play a vital role in raid defense. (Level up 
Melee Damage and 
Movement Speed).
Base Destroyer: As of version v280.130 on PC, Arthroplueras can now damage stone, metal, and even Tek structures with their melee attack. While they are rather fragile against enemy defenses along with this same patch (5x more damage taken from explosives and 3x more damage taken from ranged attacks), they can be a primitive way to bring down advanced bases once enemy turrets have been destroyed.
Damage Test on Official Server with a level 225 Arthropluera with 455% Melee damage. Just using the left click melee attack.
Thatch Foundation: Destroyed in one hit.
Wood Foundation: 1,125 damage, 14 hits to destroy.
Stone Foundation: 574 damage
Metal Foundation: 282 damage
Tek Foundation: 113 damage
Collectibles
| Resource | Efficiency |
|---|---|
 Raw Meat
|
★★☆☆☆ |
Spotlight
Notes/Trivia
For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Arthropluera, see the relevant Wikipedia article.
- The dossier lists Arthropluera as being from the Permian period, but it was actually from the Late Carboniferous.
- Arthropleura tamed in the Lower South Cave are unable to exit due to the invisible wall at the entrance/exit. If you wish to tame one to bring back with you, find one elsewhere. (This is outdated information as of Testing on 03/09/2017. The Arthropleura can be taken out of the Lower South Cave now, however it does take some time and effort to guide it out. Setting to lowest follow distance helps with this. Also there is a crystal formation near the exit hanging from the ceiling that must be broken to allow them to exit the cave.)
- The Dossier was revealed on 9/11/15 on Steam.[3]
- In real life, Arthropleura ate rotting plant matter instead of rotting meat. It also lived in the Late Carboniferous as well as the Early Permian.
- The Dossier misspells Arthropleura as Arthropluera. Presumably this a typo by the author.
- The Dossier says that Arthropluera is "...An almost entirely military mount..." But next to the icon that represents it as being rideable there are question marks. - These question marks might represent the writers query as to whether or not the Arthropluera is capable of being saddled, not necessarily the capability of one being ridden.
- It can be picked up by Argentavis, so you can lure it outside the caves and move it to a safer spot. Most of the time it doesn't move while taming (like the Dung Beetle,) but some times it will. To prevent this, put it in a box made of dino doors with 4 wood floors
- It might be a good idea to bring a saddle within the cave once you have spotted the Arthropleura you want to tame. They can get stuck if you set them on follow.
- The Arthropluera can breathe underwater.
- One of the only two tameable creatures that can break TEK structures.
Spotlight
Gallery
In-game appearance
