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Article: Who eats bees?
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- Fun For Kidz
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- May 1, 2009
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Have you ever wondered who could eat a bee without getting stung? How could it be possible, and who would want to? Would you believe there are more than eight different kinds of animals that eat bees? They think bees are quite delicious! At five calories per bee, no need to diet!
One of the largest groups of animals that eat bees is birds. Over 25 different kinds of birds like to feast on them. It's no surprise that these birds are known as "bee eaters." They are also called "insectivorous" which means any animal that feeds mostly on insects. Can you guess how these bee-eater birds manage to eat bees all day and not get stung? You ...