There's a bird that guides humans to beehives. Humans take the honey and they eat bee larvae!

There's a bird that guides humans to beehives. Humans take the honey and they eat bee larvae!

Honeyguide birds are an excellent example of a mutually beneficial relationship. These birds, who lives in parts of Africa and Asia, will actually lead humans to beehives. Once the humans take what they want - the honey, the birds will eat the leftover bee larvae and wax. It's a win-win situation.


Only one or two species of this bird actually perform this guiding with humans. And despite what people think, there is no evidence that these birds also guide the honey badger to beehives.


When the honeyguides aren't recruiting humans to help them secure a meal, they eat waxworms and the larvae of wax moths. They will also eat other insects, spiders and fruit.


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