Ark: Survival Evolved Dossiers: Dragonfly

The Dragonfly is one of the creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved.


Common Name - Dragonfly

Group - Invertebrates

Species - Meganeura quatpenna

Time Period - Late Carboniferous

Diet - Carnivore

Temperament - Docile


Tameable - No

Rideable -  No

Breedable - No


Drops - Cementing Paste , Chitin , Raw Meat

Feces Size - None

Drag Weight - 30

Carryable By - Kaprosuchus , Megalosaurus , Tusoteuthis


Wild: Meganeura quatpenna is an especially large species of dragonfly. Actually, it is a type of griffinfly, an extinct species of invertebrate that looked similar to dragonflies. Like most griffinflies, Meganeura is carnivorous, but it is typically not aggressive towards humans unless provoked or challenged for food. It lives primarily in the wetter, heavily wooded areas, such as the jungles. Meganeura is a natural predator of most of the smaller insects on the island.

Known Information: Though not often aggressive, Meganeura will not turn down a free meal. They quickly appear in large numbers to scavenge off the victims of Pulmonoscorpius, rendered unconscious and unable to defend themselves. Of course the insects do have to avoid the Pulmonoscorpius itself. I have noticed it is unwise to disturb a flock of feeding Meganeura. The size of the insects on the island confounds me. The way these creatures diffuse oxygen should limit their size but Meganeura (and other bugs) seem to be able to advance beyond this restraint. If there is more oxygen in the air this could explain Meganeura's growth.

Behavior

They are passive animals, but attacking one will make all nearby dragonflies attack you. They seem to attack when you are on an Argentavis. Dragonflies like to feast on nearby corpses, attacking those who get in their way. This can be troublesome when hunting as you may suddenly find a swarm of hungry dragonflies trying to forcefully claim your kill. A swarm that finishes devouring a corpse will attack any nearby survivor. However, when touching water, Dragonflies will never attack you, not even if you attack them. Likewise, walking on water while being attacked will cause the Dragonflies to almost instantly lose interest in you.

Appearance

The Meganeura is a small insect with an elongated body, 2 pairs of wings, and 3 pairs of legs.

Color Scheme and Regions

This section displays the Dragonfly's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Dragonfly. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Dragonfly 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.


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