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
- Austen's Brown HornbillDeep Cut85points
- Austen's GeckoDeep Cut85points
- Austin Blind SalamanderDeep Cut85points
- Austin's ShadowdamselDeep Cut85points
- Austral BlackbirdDeep Cut85points
- Austral CanasteroDeep Cut85points
- Austral NegritoDeep Cut85points
- Austral Oldfield MouseDeep Cut85points
- Austral ParakeetDeep Cut85points
- Austral Pygmy-OwlDeep Cut85points
- Austral RailDeep Cut85points
- Austral SaddlebagsDeep Cut85points
- Austral ThrushDeep Cut85points
- Australasian BitternDeep Cut85points
- Australasian DarterDeep Cut85points
- Australasian FigbirdDeep Cut85points
- Australasian Giant CentipedeDeep Cut85points
- Australasian Giant Water BugDeep Cut85points
- Australasian GrebeDeep Cut85points
- Australasian Pirate SpiderDeep Cut85points
- Australasian ShovelerDeep Cut85points
- Australasian treefrogDeep Cut85points
- Australian AntDeep Cut85points
- Australian Ant MantisDeep Cut85points
- Australian bassDeep Cut85points
- Australian Big-headed Side-necked TurtleDeep Cut85points
- Australian BluetailDeep Cut85points
- Australian bonytongueDeep Cut85points
- Australian BoobookDeep Cut85points
- Australian Broad-toothed RatDeep Cut85points
- Australian Brown AntlionDeep Cut85points
- Australian Bush RatDeep Cut85points
- Australian BustardDeep Cut85points
- Australian Coin SpiderDeep Cut85points
- Australian Common OwlflyDeep Cut85points
- Australian CrakeDeep Cut85points
- Australian CruiserDeep Cut85points
- Australian Desert OrbweaverDeep Cut85points
- Australian Dewdrop SpiderDeep Cut85points
- Australian Dragon MantisDeep Cut85points
- Australian DuskhawkerDeep Cut85points
- Australian Dusky RatDeep Cut85points
- Australian Featherleg TarantulaDeep Cut85points
- Australian Flower MantisDeep Cut85points
- Australian freshwater catfishDeep Cut85points
- Australian Garden MantisDeep Cut85points
- Australian Garden Orb WeaverDeep Cut85points
- Australian giant mantisDeep Cut85points
- Australian Golden OrbweaverDeep Cut85points
- Australian Golden WhistlerDeep 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.