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
- Macleay's Mustached BatDeep Cut85points
- Macleay's OwlflyDeep Cut85points
- Macmillan's Thicket RatDeep Cut85points
- Macmillan's White-toothed ShrewDeep Cut85points
- Macola's Tree IguanaDeep Cut85points
- Macquarie perchDeep Cut85points
- Macqueen's BustardDeep Cut85points
- Macrinius' AnoleDeep Cut85points
- Maculate LadybirdDeep Cut85points
- Maculated Forest SkinkDeep Cut85points
- Macuma Leaflitter FrogDeep Cut85points
- Mada Paddy FrogDeep Cut85points
- Madagascan Big-headed Side-necked TurtleDeep Cut85points
- Madagascan Black WidowDeep Cut85points
- Madagascan Brown FrogDeep Cut85points
- Madagascan Crimson DropwingDeep Cut85points
- Madagascan Giant Water BugDeep Cut85points
- Madagascan MantellaDeep Cut85points
- Madagascan marbled mantisDeep Cut85points
- Madagascan RivercruiserDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar Blue VangaDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar bluetailDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar Bright-eyed FrogDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar BullfrogDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar ButtonquailDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar BuzzardDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar CisticolaDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar Clawless GeckoDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar Climbing FrogDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar Coastal SkinkDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar Cone-head MantidDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar Cryptic Roundleaf BatDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar CuckooDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar Cuckoo-HawkDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar CuckooshrikeDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar demoiselleDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar Digging FrogDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar Dwarf GeckoDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar emeraldDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar EmperorDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar FlufftailDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar FluttererDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar Free-tailed BatDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar FrogDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar ghost mantisDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar Giant Mastiff BatDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar Giant TreefrogDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar Girdled LizardDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar GrebeDeep Cut85points
- Madagascar Green Lynx SpiderDeep 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.