How to Tame Aberrant Araneo in ARK
Aberrant variant of Araneo found in Aberration.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Aberrant Araneo Taming Details
Aberrant Araneo is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton.
Alternative foods: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Aberrant Araneo drops Raw Meat, Chitin.
Taming Steps
1. Prepare your gear
Bring Tranq Arrows or Tranq Darts, a Crossbow or Longneck Rifle, Narcotics or Narcoberries, and bug repellent.
2. Locate the creature
Find a wild Aberrant Araneo on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Aberrant Araneo is a knockout tame. Use a Crossbow, Longneck Rifle with Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts. Aim for the head for bonus torpor and keep distance to avoid aggro damage.
4. Feed the right food
Place Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton in its inventory (alternatives: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat). Higher-tier food gives faster taming and higher level bonuses.
5. Maintain torpor
Watch the torpor bar. Feed Narcoberries or Narcotics to prevent it from waking up before the tame completes.
6. Claim & saddle
Once tamed, equip a saddle (unlocks via the engram tab) to ride your Aberrant Araneo.
Aberrant Araneo base stats
Level 1 wild values, with the gain each point adds in the wild and after taming.
| Stat | Base | Per wild level | Per tamed level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 200 | +20.0% | +13.5% |
| Stamina | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1200 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 150 | +2.0% | +8.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 80 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Aberrant Araneo spawns on Aberration, Astraeos, Valguero.
Related tools & resources
Aberrant Araneo — Background & Lore
The Aberrant Araneo is the bioluminescent Aberration form of the 
Araneo, ARK's giant spider. It webs and slows its targets and can travel along web lines it shoots, which makes it an agile mount in broken cave terrain.
Where to find it
Aberration and Valguero in both games, and Astraeos in ASA. It is fairly common on Aberration.
Taming
In ASE it is tamed passively. The ASA rework changed it to a standard knockout tame. In both cases its preferred food is 
Spoiled Meat. The 
Araneo Saddle unlocks at level 40.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 1 hour 26 minutes.
- Temperature: it needs a cool 4 to 12 °C.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 25 hours at 1x.
Uses
- Web Shot: slows targets with the Webbed debuff.
- Tethers: up to three web lines it can climb along like zip-lines.
Silk: it harvests Silk from webbed targets.- Climbing: in ASA it can climb walls and ceilings.