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Jug Bug
Spawn Command
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cheat summon Jugbug_Character_BaseBP_Cor
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/ScorchedEarth/Dinos/JugBug/Jugbug_Character_BaseBP.Jugbug_Character_BaseBP'" 500 0 0 35Variant Oil Jug Bug
cheat summon Jugbug_Oil_Character_BP_Cor
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/ScorchedEarth/Dinos/JugBug/Jugbug_Oil_Character_BP.Jugbug_Oil_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35Variant Water Jug Bug
cheat summon Jugbug_Water_Character_BP_Cor
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/ScorchedEarth/Dinos/JugBug/Jugbug_Water_Character_BP.Jugbug_Water_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35Variant Oil Jug Bug (Gauntlet2)
cheat summon Jugbug_Oil_Character_BP_STA_Cor
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Gauntlet2/STA/Dinos/Jugbug_Oil_Character_BP_STA.Jugbug_Oil_Character_BP_STA'" 500 0 0 35Variant Water Jug Bug (Gauntlet2)
cheat summon Jugbug_Water_Character_BP_STA_Cor
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Gauntlet2/STA/Dinos/Jugbug_Water_Character_BP_STA.Jugbug_Water_Character_BP_STA'" 500 0 0 35
Yes Habitat
Common Rare
Untameable Cave
Untameable Cave
The Jug Bug is a small, herbivorous invertebrate known for being an easily-accessible source of 
Water (from green Jug Bugs) and 
Oil (from red Jug Bugs).
It was first added in 
ARK: Survival Evolved with the Scorched Earth expansion pack on the 1st of September, 2016.
Basic Info
Dossier
This section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena Walker, the author of the dossiers, has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creature.
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Species
Scutinphora puteus
TimeHolocene
DietHerbivore
TemperamentPassive
- Wild
Scutinphora puteus is a fast, flying insect that comes in two varieties, visually distinct only in the red or green markings on its exoskeleton. Biologically and behaviorally, they are practically the same. The only real difference between the two is the resource they gather in the expandable sacks on their backs. Scutinphora with green markings gather water, and Scutinphora with red markings gather oil. This unique ability makes Scutinphora a target for both the desert's natural predators and human survivors. Finding a green Scutinphora at the right time could prove to be life-saving, and survivors can use the oil produced by red Scutinphora for a wide variety of purposes.
- Domesticated
Like many of the insects on the island, Scutinphora cannot be tamed. Beyond the resources obtained while hunting it, survivors will find no use for it.
„
~ Helena
Behavior
After collecting the resources from a Jug Bug, it, as well as any other Jug Bugs within proximity, will fly away. If it is attacked, it will also fly away. The container on its back will visibly shrink when resources are taken.
Appearance
Jug Bugs are colorful, grasshopper-like insects with fluid-storing pouches on their backs found throughout Scorched Earth, being one of the most common creatures on the desert ARK. There are two types of Jug Bugs: greenish ones that store Water, and reddish ones that store Oil. Their fluid pouches vary in size depending on how much fluid they have stored up, with larger pouches causing Jug Bugs to lose much of their mobility.
Color Scheme and Regions
Region 0:Body
Natural colors:
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Region 1:Unused
This region does not show on the body.
Region 2:Unused
This region does not show on the body.
Region 3:Unused
This region does not show on the body.
Region 4:Head and Wings
Natural colors:
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Region 5:Underside and Patterning
Natural colors:
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Region 0:Body
Natural colors:
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Region 1:Unused
This region does not show on the body.
Region 2:Unused
This region does not show on the body.
Region 3:Unused
This region does not show on the body.
Region 4:Head and Wings
Natural colors:
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Region 5:Underside and Patterning
Natural colors:
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This section displays the Jug Bug's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Jug Bug. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Jug Bug 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.
This information can be used to alter the Jug Bug's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Jug Bug's "body" magenta.
Body
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Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.
Region 2 is not used
for this Creature.
Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.
Head and Wings
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Underside and Patterning
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Region 0:Body
Natural colors:
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Region 1:Unused
This region does not show on the body.
Region 2:Unused
This region does not show on the body.
Region 3:Unused
This region does not show on the body.
Region 4:Head and Wings
Natural colors:
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Region 5:Underside and Patterning
Natural colors:
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Drops
Base Stats and Growth
| Attribute | Base Value | Level Increase |
|---|---|---|
| Wild | ||
 Health |
75 | +15 |
 Stamina |
100 | +10 |
 Oxygen |
150 | +15 |
 Food |
450 | +45 |
 Weight |
50 | +1 |
 Melee Damage |
18 | +0.9 |
 Movement Speed |
100% | N/A |
 Torpidity |
100 | +6 |
- 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.
Abilities
Passive
Water/Oil Extraction
The player can drink up to 100 Water or extract up to 16 Oil from the abdomen of 
Water Jug Bug and Oil Jug Bug respectively.
The quantity of water/oil that the Jug Bug gives to the player depends of the size of its abdomen at the moment of the extraction, the abdomen grows again as time goes.
After the extraction the Jug Bug flies away from the player.
Combat
General
The Jug Bug poses no threat to players, tribes or even wild dinos. The only reason not to kill one is the "golden goose" metaphor; a jug bug is far more useful to the player alive, as it offers only an insignificant amount of meat and chitin when killed.
Strategy
If a survivor wants to kill a Jug Bug, it is best to leave their sack full, as when they try to flee their movement speed will be severely lowered, making them easy targets for spears and bolas.
Weaponry
Spears and bows will do the trick.
Dangers
While chasing a Jug Bug, you might accidentally fall off a cliff or run into an aggressive dino. To prevent this, a well charged bola will hold it down to prevent unnecessary chasing across the desert.
Weakness
Completely defenseless, low health, and slow when the sack is full.
Utility
Roles
Despite being un-tameable, the Jug Bug is a viable source of Water and Oil on the Scorched Earth. Players may want to trap them in cages or huts to be easily harvested for their resources if no natural Water and/or Oil is around. Use a Megalosaurus, Kaprosuchus, or grappling hook to place them in your holding area. Resources—water or oil—may be obtained without harming the bug.
- Resources: The Jug Bugs can not be tamed but they can be rounded up and contained to provide resources like Chitin (needs to be killed), Oil and Water (harvest without harming).
- Storing in Pens:
Collectibles
Cementing Paste (both). To farm it you will need a 
Beelzebufo (a high damage one is need to make sure the bug doesn't fly away).
Oil (from red ones)
Water (from blue ones)
Spotlight
Notes/Trivia
- This creatures design may have been inspired by the honey pot ant as it has striking similarities due to them storing food within a swollen abdomen.
- There's a bug which let's you harvest twice the amount of oil from a killed jug bug by taking the oil from its inventory first and after that using the collect oil option in the radial menu.
- While the Jug Bug is similar to a real insect and Helena's notes say it is from the Holocene period, this is incorrect, as the Jug Bug is a creature that never existed naturally.
- Although Jug Bugs store water and oil in their abdomens similar to how the Honey Pot Ants store their food. The name Scutinphora for the Jug Bug comes from an insect called the Metallic Jewel Bug also known as the Metallic Shield Bug.
Changelog
| Patch | ARK: Survival Evolved Changes
|
|---|---|
| 246.0 Scorched Earth Expansion Release | Water Jug Bug and Oil Jug Bug are added to the game
|
Gallery
Original teaser image
References
Categories:
- Invertebrates
- Herbivores
- Passive creatures
- Creatures released in v246
- Creatures released in 2016
- Creatures released in v739
- Creatures released in v501
- Creatures released in v601
- Creatures released in 2022
- Unavailable on Mobile
- Untameable creatures
- Unbreedable creatures
- Creatures that are immune to torpor
- Creatures that don't drop feces
- Creatures
- Flyers