Name an animal that eats bugs (documented regular part of diet)

November 9, 2026 · Daily Dive #117

Explore 41,264 recorded answers and their points for question 5 on November 9, 2026.

Dated record7 questions · 87,245 recorded answers

41,264 recorded names on November 9, 2026, 40,772 at 85 or higher. The highest recorded score on this question is 100.

Work outward from the obvious hunters to the surprising ones: plenty of species in groups you would not expect turn out to take insect prey as a routine, well-documented part of their diet. The insect feeding has to be a regular, documented part of the animal's natural diet — not an incidental stomach find, a captive-only observation or a single anecdote.

41,264 recorded answers40,772 at 85+ points100 highest recorded points
  • One in a Krillion1100 pts
  • Deep Cut40,77185 pts
  • Rare42860 pts
  • Schooler5830 pts
  • Plankton610 pts
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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
  • Mink FrogDeep Cut85points
  • Minkley's cichlidDeep Cut85points
  • Minnesota Cobweb WeaverDeep Cut85points
  • Minnow-naseDeep Cut85points
  • Minor Blueleg CentipedeDeep Cut85points
  • Minor ground mantisDeep Cut85points
  • Minor Red BatDeep Cut85points
  • Minor Snake-eyed SkinkDeep Cut85points
  • Minshan Striped SquirrelDeep Cut85points
  • Minshan ToadDeep Cut85points
  • Minshull's pygmy thicktailDeep Cut85points
  • Minute black waspDeep Cut85points
  • Minute Bristly MouseDeep Cut85points
  • Minute HermitDeep Cut85points
  • Minute Jumping SpiderDeep Cut85points
  • Minute Lady BeetlesDeep Cut85points
  • Minute Leaf ChameleonDeep Cut85points
  • Minute Lesser-thicktail ScorpionDeep Cut85points
  • Minute Papilla-tongued FrogDeep Cut85points
  • Minute pirate bugDeep Cut85points
  • Minute RainfrogDeep Cut85points
  • Minute Tree ToadDeep Cut85points
  • Minute two-spotted ladybirdDeep Cut85points
  • Miombo Blue-eared StarlingDeep Cut85points
  • Miombo Double-collared SunbirdDeep Cut85points
  • Miombo Pied BarbetDeep Cut85points
  • Miombo Rock ThrushDeep Cut85points
  • Miombo Scrub RobinDeep Cut85points
  • Miombo TitDeep Cut85points
  • Miombo Wren-WarblerDeep Cut85points
  • Miquihuanan Splayfoot SalamanderDeep Cut85points
  • Miraculous labomimusDeep Cut85points
  • Miragoane gambusiaDeep Cut85points
  • Miragoane limiaDeep Cut85points
  • Miranda Robber FrogDeep Cut85points
  • Miranda's Button FrogDeep Cut85points
  • Miranda's Disc FrogDeep Cut85points
  • Miranda's White-lipped FrogDeep Cut85points
  • Miriam's FrogDeep Cut85points
  • Miriam's SkinkDeep Cut85points
  • Mirina MollyDeep Cut85points
  • Miroslaw's Andes FrogDeep Cut85points
  • Mirror RainfrogDeep Cut85points
  • Mirror shinerDeep Cut85points
  • Mirror-ball SpiderDeep Cut85points
  • Mirza's Eastern Moss RatDeep Cut85points
  • Mirza's Western Moss RatDeep Cut85points
  • Misamis Waterside SkinkDeep Cut85points
  • Misbahul Munir's Sticky FrogDeep Cut85points
  • Miserable Unloved Money 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.

Recorded from the game’s published reveal · Source · Checked 9 Nov, 11:20 UTC

Names and scores reflect the linked dated reveal. The original game makes the final decision on live acceptance. Editorial policy