Apex Predators

### seen in

certain animals, mostly reptilian though exceptions include some amphibians and mammals.

## other

### what mobs do it

most mobs

an apex predator is animal in an ecosystem that has no predators and is at the top of the food chain

## types of apex predator

animals can become an apex predator either thanks to biology or past preferences. most apex predators are archosaurs such as the ice auras white dragons to certain theropods.

### terrestrial apex predators

most of witherias apex predators are terrestrial. the jungle of plandora has achibillotator and plantera sagensis as its top predator. though most predators don't come as far as some of the ice auras top dogs. the salt flats in the ice aura is ruled by the megaraptorid augeryraptor, since most predators there are small and hunt smaller animals. the ice auras plains is ruled by the white dragon, which has always been the case since the day it was added. the white dragons will even prey on eachother as reports and sightings of females actively hunting males similar to most spiders and praying mantises(though these tend to only see the male as food if they are hungry.) the frosted swamps are under the rule of spinosaurus yukina. this theropod is light enough to climb trees and hang onto tree branches to surprise prey. the deeper swamps are home to saurosuchus and since spinos have not been found there, the saurosuchus takes advantage of this. the thermal spires is ruled by the thermal mimic tail.

### aquatic apex predators

the overworlds ocean is home to orcas, which became the top predator there. some other aquatic apex predators include sharks, crocodilians, some snakes and spinosaurids

#### aquariadonts

the most famous of all of the aquatic apex predators are the aquariadonts. out of the 19 documented species, only 4 are harmless to humans while the rest see us as dinner. smaller aquariadonts such as phytosaurus and icthyovenator only attack if threatened. the larger aquariadonts take the roll as apex predators however. kronosaurus chrymprinus is found in deeper waters(and around the thermal spires) and will feast on anything as big as small whales and will destroy submarines. henraosaurus pisces is found around the eastern and western part of the ice auras ocean but won't stop at staying there. the biggest of all of the dangerous aquariadonts is elasmosaurus servonia. the elasmosaurus is the apex predator of the ice auras ocean, feasting on things like fish, crabs, seals, whales and will even attack the previously mentioned henraosaurus and kronosaurus, only getting defeated by heavy wounds. the elasmosaurus's teeth are so sharp that just touching it lightly can cause bleeding. in the caves of the ice auras ocean, sea butterflies and megalosuchus become the top predators

### aerial apex predators

the skies are not safe either. the overworlds skies are ruled by nagas. the ice auras skies is home to quetzocoatlus and tetheracts. though the deadliest of these is the nethers apex predator. the waseris is the largest species of wantami, orginally thought to be 40 ft in height only to now be a 16 ft in height(2 feet bigger than the auseris).

## trivia

* some predators can easily be replaced in the ecosystem