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The several species of bee-eater birds are quite fantastic. Brightly coloured, these birds have a taste for the dangerous. Feeding on stinging insects such as bees and wasps, the bee-eater has a resistance to their venom and has a habitual way of removing the stinger. By rubbing the abdomen and tapping the insect the bee-eater is able to dislodge the sting before consumption. In this photograph a White fronted bee-eater has captured a meal. MORE! [BM] {FW}
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