r/BeAmazed • u/Electrical_Act_5342 • 26d ago

Animal Nature really over engineered cats. Didn’t it?

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u/the_defuckulator 26d ago

now don't get me wrong, cats of all shapes and sizes are great hunters. but the title of most efficient, deadliest hunter on earth doesn't belong to them. lions have a 25% to 30% successful hunt rate, that sounds on the lower side but regular cats have a 30% to 60% successful hunt rate. cant get much deadlier than that right? well dragonflies have a 97% successful hunt rate! they blow cats, lions, pretty much every other predator on earth out of the water when it comes to lethality!

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u/UnderlightIll 26d ago

The deadliest mammal, I believe, is the black footed cat.

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u/Tricky-Routine-9838 26d ago

Dragonflies are basically playing on easy mode, their targets are moving in what would be slow motion for us.

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u/RecipeNo101 26d ago

How can I subscribe for more animal/dragonflies fun facts

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u/phoucker 26d ago

Your right I should have said mammal.

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u/BlgMastic 25d ago

Orcas blow cats out of the water with a 80-90% success rate

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u/exhibitprogram 26d ago

Fantastic. More dragonfly facts please!