# ARK: Survival Ascended Community Crunch 499: Threading the Needle: The Araneo Zips Back In!

- Product: ARK: Survival Ascended (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ark-survival-ascended)
- Vendor: Studio Wildcard
- Date: 2026-03-21
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- **added** — Araneo can now traverse high areas using web-lines and rappel down to ambush prey
- **added** — Araneo can shoot webbing with increased precision to restrict prey's movement, attacks, and ability to protect itself
- **added** — Araneo can be used as a mount with compact saddle designs
- **added** — Araneo has narcotic venom useful for tranquilizing creatures during taming attempts
- **added** — Araneo can harvest hardened silk from downed creatures for use in warm-weather clothing and other purposes

You voted, you donated, and now it begins. Thanks to the incredible support shown during our Extra Life charity event, the first Extra Life TLC creature is almost ready to descend from its shadowy lair.

The Araneo is evolving into something far more dangerous. No longer content to skitter at ground level, these overgrown spiders have begun claiming the high ground, using web-lines to traverse elevated terrain and drop down on unsuspecting prey with unnerving precision.

We can’t wait to share more on what’s in store—but for now, just know that your impact is crawling its way into the ARK.

[Download in full resolution](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10eDgKXiqSbzhCXY-s1nG8lmC-3cxmIZl?usp=drive_link)

**Species: **_Araneomorphus amalgotantibus_
**Time:** Seemingly Recent
**Diet:** Carnivore
**Temperament:** Opportunistic, Aggressive

Lately I’ve noticed a kind of breakthrough evolution in the local population of Araneomorphus. Broodmother's ‘children’ have suddenly exploded in number, and they've also begun using their amazing amalgam of arachnidial abilities in alarming new ways.

These overgrown spiders have begun traversing high areas with their web-lines, and rappelling down them to ambush prey. They also shoot their webbing with a newly ruthless precision--a disorienting innovation that restricts their prey's ability to move, attack, and protect itself. Struck enough times, an entangled victim is as good as helpless.

Though the Araneo was once considered too small to be a serviceable mount, newer compact saddle designs have turned around opinion. Its narcotic venom turns out to be useful for tranquilizing potential tames. One popular tactic is to drop from above and wrap up a target creature in webbing before subduing them with a venomous bite.

Even if a taming attempt fails, your spider-mount can harvest the hardened silk from a downed target for a variety of uses. Araneo silk is an excellent insulator in warm-weather clothing, for example.

This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until **Monday, March 23**.

-  **PVP/PVE: **2x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding

-  **Small Tribes: **4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding

-  **ARKpocalypse:** 5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding

[Fan Art Gallery](https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/gallery/album/3617-featured-fan-art/) | [Screenshot Gallery](https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/gallery/album/3623-featured-screenshots/) | [Artist Feedback Form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftQUqoYHb2QhG-rqeRMmL2r4-GVtW56tCdclH5sD-YQ_5HKw/viewform)

**Creator**: **Jimbob**
Jimbob explores a cave to tame Desmodus, but comes face-to-face with unexpected enemies.
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**Creator**: **Simulation Survivor**
Today on Project Mutate, Simulation Survivor max-mutates Baryonyx and attempts to defeat Gamma Medusa and Alpha Hydra!
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[Yarran and his beloved thylacoleo, Thatticus.](https://www.tumblr.com/connortheconceded/810459876794007552/ive-been-hooked-on-ark-survival-for-the-past-month) by connortheconceded

[🐢](https://x.com/falco_luna/status/2033676197876666711) by @falco_luna

[Fan art](https://discord.com/channels/729837326120910915/735196305990615062/1483378147356577904) by felis_avali

[My Favourite Lizard](https://discord.com/channels/729837326120910915/735196305990615062/1483182787421798593) by vikihun

[My favourite Featherlight](https://discord.com/channels/729837326120910915/735196305990615062/1482579198773039235) by tin3y_

[Soaring Seas](https://discord.com/channels/729837326120910915/735196305990615062/1482512625366466734) by aguycalledhypouzumaki

[Fan art](https://discord.com/channels/729837326120910915/735196305990615062/1481917839064563846) by datwolf27

[A Titan under the morning sun](https://discord.com/channels/729837326120910915/735196305990615062/1480224060347650120) by mihael1947

[Bastion Beetle Bass: BBB](https://discord.com/channels/7298373261

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