With dozens of materials available in Ark: Survival Evolved, it can be hard to keep track of them. Some items only drop from specific dinosaurs, while others can be gathered from around the island. One of the materials that you will come across early in the game is chitin.
Chitin is a renewable resource that comes from creatures that have a hard exoskeleton, such as a shell or a beak. In this guide, we are going to go over everything you need to know about chitin. First, let's take a look at the available ways to gather this material.
How To Get Chitin In Ark: Survial Evolved
As mentioned above, chitin is part of a creature's exoskeleton. This means that to gather chitin, you need to find bugs and fish. Below, we will go over every creature that yields chitin, as well as where you can find them.
Creature |
Where To Find Them |
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Achatina |
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Araneo |
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Arthropluera |
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Bloodstalker
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Leech
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Dung Beetle |
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Dunkleosteus |
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Eurypterid |
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Glowbug
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Insect Swarm
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Karkinos
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Lymantria
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Mantis
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Meganeura |
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Jug Bug
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Pulmonoscorpius |
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Titanomyrma |
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Trilobite |
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To efficiently gather chitin from these creatures, you should use a metal hatchet. With this tool, a slain creature will drop a fair amount of chitin.
Overall, there is a wide range of options for gathering chitin. If you aren't strong enough to go face to face with a Pulmonoscorpius, you can run along the water's edge and kill Trilobites.
Gathering With Creatures
In addition to slaying for chitin, tamed creatures can gather this material for you. Below, you can find every creature that will gather chitin.
- Megatherium
- Sabertooth
- Therizinosaur
- Beelzebufo
- Direwolf
- Thylacoleo
- Argentavis
- Carnotaurus
- Giganotosaurus
For more information on taming creatures, be sure to check out our guide.
What To Do With Chitin
Chitin is used in several crafting recipes, and can also be used as an alternative to keratin for certain recipes. Keratin is a material that drops from creatures with claws, hooves, scales, and horns. Let's take a look at all the crafting recipes for chitin below.
Crafting Recipes That Use Chitin
Item |
Required Materials |
Game Version |
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Chitin Boots |
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Base Game |
Chitin Chestpiece |
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Base Game |
Chitin Gauntlets |
|
Base Game |
Chitin Helmet |
|
Base Game |
Chitin Leggings |
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Base Game |
Aerial Symbiote |
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Mobile Version |
Chitlin As An Alternative For Keratin
In these recipes chitlin can be used as an alternative to keratin.
Item |
Required Materials |
Game Version |
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Araneo Saddle |
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Base Game |
Argentavis Saddle |
|
Base Game |
Blood Extraction Syringe |
|
Base Game |
Cementing Paste |
|
Base Game |
Gacha Saddle |
|
Extinction DLC |
Gasbags Saddle |
|
Extinction DLC |
Kaprosuchus Saddle |
|
Base Game |
Lymantria Saddle |
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Scorched Eart DLC |
Managarmr Saddle |
|
Extinction DLC |
Pelagornis Saddle |
|
Base Game |
Pteranodon Saddle |
|
Base Game |
SCUBA Flippers |
|
Base Game |
Silencer Attachment |
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Base Game |
Snow Owl Saddle |
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Extinction DLC |
Velonasaur Saddle |
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Extinction DLC |
That's everything you need to know about chitin. As you can see, chitin is an important early-game item. At higher levels, you may not need as much, but it's definitely a helpful material to have on hand so you can make cementing paste.