Organic polymer only comes from a few locations, some of which are easier to deal with than others.

This guide explains where to find polymer and Ark Survival Ascended and how to farm it efficiently.

The easiest way to get it is by harvesting certain animals.

You may find a penguin in the far north, or it could just be a dinosaur glitching through some ice.

Kairuku waddle around the ice floes in the maps northwestern corners.

The mantis dropped polymer in Ark Survival Evolved, though I havent encountered it in Ascended yet.

They harvest polymer from the baby penguins and repeat the cycle.

The Redwoods region is large, with plenty of trees for bees to build their hives on.

Polymer from bees

Bee hives also drop organic polymer if you harvest them with a hatchet.

Bees and hives spawn in the Redwoodsarea, the large island south of the volcano.

They should be fairly common, though I only encountered one or two near the regions swamp.

The Achatina is pretty good about keeping itself alive, though you should deal with surrounding threats anyway, just in case.

Polymer from Achatina

The most hands-off method is picking up polymer from theAchatina slug.

Crafted polymer lasts forever, unlike organic polymer, which spoils after a set amount of time.

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