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Is a thorny devil a top predator?

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They are not very aggressive animals, even though they might look like it. They move quite slowly, even when searching for prey. The Thorny Devil is a top predator to black ants, and that is mostly it. They can consume up to 3,000 of them in one sitting. The main predators to this lizard are the Buzzard, the Goanna, the Bustard, and also man. We are the biggest threat to them. People want them for their skins.

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