I think it’s really funny the way pop sci publications will put so much shock value towards “WORLD’S DEADLIEST ANIMALS” when they really mean “deadly to humans specifically”
Black mamba and chimpanzee ain’t got shit on our humble friend the anteater, who has ended 500 lives just for breakfast and is coming back for seconds
We talk about big deadly grazers like anteaters and whales but I feel like insectivorous bats deserve some extra respect for not only chowing down on 6000-10,000 lives per night, but for also Actively Hunting them (often while also schlepping halfway across a continent on migration), instead of just sticking their schozz in their food’s house. Like I get why- efficiency is the greatest virtue of any predator- but it think there’s an element of horror to how stunningly efficient bats are that they can hunt and kill thousands of lives per night as like, a side activity to a road trip.