Cosmo

Creature

Group

Invertebrates

Diet

Temperament

Domestication

Yes

No

Yes

Habitat

The Cosmo is one of the creatures in ARK: Survival Ascended. It was added to the game as part of the Steampunk Ascent of the Bob's Tall Tales DLC, was released alongside the free Aberration DLC.

Basic Info

Dossier

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Species

Cosmophasis Luxtextor

Time

Neogene

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Skittish

Wild

I've found just the friend to get you through these low places, but you're going to need to keep an open mind. Though I guess anyone that's made it this far shouldn't be afraid of an itsy bitsy jumping spider. Not to mention that there's more to this shy little charmer than meets the eyes (all eight of 'em)... With all the horrors crawling around down here, it's easy to see why any spider might be a bit jumpy. And why it might have needed a clever new trick of its own to keep the shadows at bay. Cosmophasis seems to know when predators can be chased away by its glowing webbing. That same danger-sense tells the spider to turn out the light when something comes seeking it.

Domesticated

It's never easy to win someone over who's had to hide their light away in dark times. But once you do, you'll have a ride or die angle on your shoulder. Gain this spider's trust, and Cosmophasis will help you out of sticky situations and put its life in your hands for the toughest fights ahead. And I mean that literally. Your fuzzy new friend can gobble up the webbing of larger spiders to recycle as ammunition. Then you can use it as a handheld web-shooter to slow down incoming enemies, snatch up items from the ground, and swing around like a spider-themed superhero!

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Appearance

Color Scheme and Regions

Region 0:Body Main

Natural colors:

14

23

24

26

33

42

43

45

46

47

48

49

51

Region 1:Leg Patterning

Natural colors:

13

14

23

24

26

27

33

34

35

Region 2:Back Inner

Natural colors:

26

42

43

44

46

49

50

51

Region 3:Light

Natural colors:

5

11

25

28

42

43

48

50

51

54

Region 4:Fur Main

Natural colors:

8

14

21

23

25

28

30

32

37

39

47

Region 5:Fur Accent

Natural colors:

13

14

22

24

26

33

34

35

42

44

48

49

52

Behavior

Base Stats and Growth

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
Attribute	Base Value	Wild	Tamed	Additive	Multiplicative
Health	115	+23	+5.4%	0.07
Charge Capacity	100	+10	+12.5%
Charge Regeneration	200	+20	+11.5%
Food	450	+45	+10%
Weight	70	+1.4	+4%
Charge Emission Range	5	+0.25	+1.7%	7%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A	+1%
Torpidity	1350	+81	N/A	0.5

Movement [u/s]	Base Speed			Sprinting Speed			Stamina
Movement [u/s]	Wild	Tamed¹	Tamed²	Wild	Tamed¹	Tamed²	Stamina
Walking	?	?	?	?	?	?	14
Swimming	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.
¹These are the base speeds of the tamed creature at 100% Movement Speed, i.e. without a possible taming bonus.
²These are the speeds of the creature once tamed including a possible taming bonus and no imprinting bonus.
For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

Wild Stats Level-up

Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding stats with an external tool.^[1]

Cosmo

The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps

Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.

Abilities

Combat

Drops

Utility

Roles

Taming

Cosmo is tamed non-violently using Chitin and Plant Species Z Seed.

With Chitin in your inventory, go close to a nearby landed Cosmo. After a while when it spots you, it slowly approaches you until it is close enough to emit charge light and does a little dance, in which you can feed it. When you feed it and it is not tamed yet, it will start wandering around again (sometimes swinging on a web sling) before its hungry enough again to approach you. Repeat the process, and eventually and it will be tamed.

Notes

For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Cosmo, see the relevant Wikipedia article.

Cosmophasis Luxtextor means "Light Weaver". Probably referencing its glowing webbing.
The Cosmo's concept design and creation was likely a response to the positive feedback from the Maevia Eureka, a community-made creature that was created for the Aberration creature vote. After the Yi Ling won the vote, many players said that they preferred that the Maevia Eureka would've won instead.
- This could also mark the third time that a creature or creature concept that did not win the vote was added as a result of a Creature Poll or positive feedback on the concept. The first being the Sinomacrops, the second being the Carcharodontosaurus.
According to its dossier, the Cosmo is a part of the "Cosmophasis" genus. A genus of jumping spiders that use chemical mimicry to be accepted by ants.
- Its design and appearance may also likely be inspired by "peacock spiders". Another genus of jumping spiders, where the males have colorful and usually iridescent patterns on the upper surface of the abdomen often enhanced with lateral flaps or bristles, which they display during courtship.
The Cosmo's web-like abilities are very likely to be inspired by and reference to "Spider Man".
Its taming method is based on the popular children's game of "Red Light, Green Light".