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Spesies apakah yang menyandang predikat sebagai predator paling hebat di kerajaan hewan? Jika Anda mengira spesies itu singa atau hiu, pikirkan kembali jawaban Anda. Sebab, sebuah penelitian terbaru menunjukkan, predator paling hebat di dunia hewan adalah capung.
What species has predicate as the greatest predator in the animal kingdom? If you think the species is a lion or a shark, think back to your answer. Because, a recent study shows, the most powerful predator in the animal world is a dragonfly.
Singa Afrika memang tercatat sebagai karnivora puncak pada rantai makanan. Namun, kucing besar ini hanya mampu menangkap 25 persen dari total mangsa yang mereka kejar. Hiu putih besar bernasib sedikit lebih beruntung. Predator puncak di lautan dengan 300 gigi pemotong ini hanya sukses menangkap separuh dari total mangsa yang mereka buru.
The African lion is indeed listed as the top carnivore on the food chain. However, this big cat is only able to catch 25 percent of the total prey they are chasing. Great white sharks fared slightly more fortunate. The peak predator in the ocean with these 300 cutting teeth only successfully captures half the total prey they hunt.
Capung, sebaliknya, terlihat mungil, berkilauan, dan dikenal sebagai serangga yang tidak berbahaya. Bahkan capung, bersama kupu-kupu dan kepik, dikelompokkan dalam daftar serangga yang disukai manusia.
Dragonfly, on the contrary, looks tiny, shimmering, and is known as a harmless insect. Even dragonflies, along with butterflies and ladybirds, are grouped into a list of the human-liked insects.
Namun, di balik penampilan "ramah"-nya, capung ternyata merupakan predator udara yang sangat rakus. Penelitian terbaru yang dilakukan oleh tim ilmuwan Universitas Rutgers di Amerika Serikat menunjukkan, capung menjadi pemburu yang paling brutal sekaligus efektif dalam kerajaan hewan.
However, beneath its "friendly" appearance, the dragonfly turned out to be a very voracious air predator. A recent study conducted by a team of Rutgers University scientists in the United States shows, dragonflies become the most brutal hunters as well as effective in the animal kingdom.
Tim ilmuwan mencatat, capung mampu menangkap nyaris seluruh mangsanya dengan tingkat keberhasilan mencapai 95 persen. Bahkan capung kerap memakan mangsanya sembari tetap terbang, tanpa perlu repot hinggap ke daun atau ranting pohon.
The team noted that the dragonfly captured almost all its prey with a success rate of 95 percent. Even the dragonfly often eat its prey while still flying, without the hassle of perching to the leaves or twigs of trees.
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