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more specifically:

1 lion,

1 polar bear,

1 orca,

1 giant squid,

3 komodo dragons,

1 African bull elephant,

400 feral cats,

10 gorillas with baseball bats,

1 kg of Asian giant hornets,

20 kg of fire ants,

or,

an oak tree with a maximum diameter of 1 to 1.2 meters

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[–] hitwright@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Quality shitposting

[–] GiantChickDicks@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago

If the 400 cats (assuming domestic cats) can work together as a unit, then I believe they can do anything. Knowing cats, though, I'm going to back the other competitors.

[–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

I think the pay per view and promoter would be the clear winners.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is a hunger games I can get behind. And my money is on the polar bear or the orca, depending on environment.

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Idk man 44 pounds of fire ants is a lot

About 18 million ants, give or take like 8 million depending on size (which varies a lot)

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

They wouldn’t be able to penetrate the hide of either one. Not even close.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think the big tree would lose.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't know. I think the tree could win.

It's just gonna chill there while everything else is trying to kill each other, and I think there's a good chance that once the last animal is standing, it'll probably just wander off and lose due to its short lifespan.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But the way the question is worded is "animals VS tree." Not a free for all.

[–] DMBFFF@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

FWIW, I use neither the word "versus" or "and" in the question. 😁🙂

(but I should touch up the body and add some commas)

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I know. That's the beauty of the English language.

[–] groet 5 points 2 months ago

Since no arena is specified I assume it to be the only logical place.

In space! (the winner is brought back to their natural habitat)

Everything else would be unfair to at least one of the parties.

I think the ants would outlast all the animals and insects. They might freeze solid and (some) might survive the unfreezing after the figh. Or they could form a giant ball where the ones in the middle survive. And who cares if 19kg die.

On the other hand, the oak would probalby last weeks and could sprout new leaves and roots again if given proper treatment back on earth.

So ... GO TREE!

[–] TerkErJerbs@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

Well, you did use a question mark so technically this is fair play.

[–] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago