Krillion Recorded answers
41,264 recorded answers
How to approach it
Build a candidate list in three passes. First, sweep the groups you already know and write down every species you can defend with a real dietary record. Second, push into the specialized literature — natural history notes, diet studies, museum species accounts — where the feeding habits of overlooked organisms are described in detail. Third, test each name against the wording of the question: is the insect feeding regular and documented, or merely possible? Keep the entries that survive, then choose the one you can defend most precisely at species level, because a specific, verifiable organism reads better than a broad label and stands out from the crowd of obvious submissions.
Get a hint
Begin with the whole animal kingdom rather than a shortlist of famous predators, and let dietary evidence — stomach contents, field notes, species accounts — decide which names deserve a place.
A little more
Then look for narrow specialization: creatures whose anatomy, activity cycle or hunting behaviour is built around capturing small prey, so the habit repeats across seasons instead of surfacing once.
One step further
Finish by sharpening the name to species level and checking that a published account confirms the diet, since a precise, verifiable entry is what lifts a response above the obvious crowd.
Reveal answers 41,264
- Calaveras Lady BeetleDeep Cut85points
- Calayan RailDeep Cut85points
- Calcasieu Creek CrayfishDeep Cut85points
- Caldas Robber FrogDeep Cut85points
- Caldas Snouted Tree FrogDeep Cut85points
- Caldwell's Mushroomtongue SalamanderDeep Cut85points
- Calf FrogDeep Cut85points
- Cali Robber FrogDeep Cut85points
- Cali toothcarpDeep Cut85points
- Calico CrayfishDeep Cut85points
- Calida DancerDeep Cut85points
- Caliente HammertailDeep Cut85points
- Calientes Water FrogDeep Cut85points
- California Bee AssassinDeep Cut85points
- California big-headed antDeep Cut85points
- California BladetailDeep Cut85points
- California common scorpionDeep Cut85points
- California curltail antDeep Cut85points
- California DancerDeep Cut85points
- California DarnerDeep Cut85points
- California DeermouseDeep Cut85points
- California Ebony TarantulaDeep Cut85points
- California Flattened Jumping SpiderDeep Cut85points
- California Giant SalamanderDeep Cut85points
- California GnatcatcherDeep Cut85points
- California Ground SquirrelDeep Cut85points
- California GullDeep Cut85points
- California Harvester AntDeep Cut85points
- California Kangaroo RatDeep Cut85points
- California killifishDeep Cut85points
- California Lady BeetleDeep Cut85points
- California legionary antDeep Cut85points
- California Legless LizardDeep Cut85points
- California Longhorn RobberDeep Cut85points
- California MantisDeep Cut85points
- California MarauderDeep Cut85points
- California MyotisDeep Cut85points
- California NewtDeep Cut85points
- California Night-stalking Tiger BeetleDeep Cut85points
- California OrbweaverDeep Cut85points
- California Pocket MouseDeep Cut85points
- California ProspectorDeep Cut85points
- California QuailDeep Cut85points
- California Rainbow RobberDeep Cut85points
- California Red-legged FrogDeep Cut85points
- California Rusty RobberDeep Cut85points
- California SandpirateDeep Cut85points
- California Scrub-JayDeep Cut85points
- California SilvertipDeep Cut85points
- California Slender SalamanderDeep Cut85points
Why these answers count
The scoring split is unusually lopsided. Of the 41,182 answers that cleared the top band, 40,754 earned 85 points, which means the puzzle treated almost every well-documented animal as equally valid — the reward came from finding something real, not from picking a household name. Rarity on its own bought nothing. The single 100-point entry, Bolas spider, shows what did pay: a specialist whose entire hunting method is built around insect prey, so the dietary claim is not merely true but vivid and specific. Names such as 15-spotted Money Spider, Abakapa Rain Frog or Abbott's Babbler sat in the 85-point group alongside thousands of others, well documented but not startling. The 427 answers at 60 points mark the lower edge of the top band, a reminder that a correct but predictable entry still trails the specialist tier. Practical reading: a precise species with a documented habit beats a broad, obvious label every time.