How to Tame Araneo in ARK
A large spider found in caves. Can shoot webs to slow targets and climb walls.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Araneo Taming Details
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 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 Araneo on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
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 Araneo.
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
Araneo spawns on The Island, The Center, Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Valguero, Astraeos, Lost Colony, Genesis Part 1, Extinction.
Araneo variants
- Aberrant Araneo
- Brute Araneo (Genesis: Part 1)
- Broodgenetrix
- Eerie Araneo
- VR Araneo (Genesis: Part 2)
Related tools & resources
Araneo — Background & Lore
The Araneo is a large cave spider. It shoots webs that slow its targets and climbs walls. Tamed, it is a rideable spider for caves.
Where to find it
It lives in caves on nearly every map, including The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Extinction, Scorched Earth and Genesis Part 1 in both games, Astraeos and Lost Colony in ASA, and Crystal Isles, Fjordur, Lost Island and Genesis Part 2 in ASE.
Taming
A passive tame. Apply 
Bug Repellant before you get close, then hand-feed it 
Spoiled Meat. Its saddle unlocks at level 40. See the taming calculator.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 1 hour 26 minutes.
- Temperature: cold, 4 to 12 °C.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 1 day at 1x.
Uses
Slowing enemies with webs, and climbing in caves.
Tips
Its webs pin you in place; carry a melee weapon to fight your way out.