Monday, May 24, 2010

Do bees eat their own?

I was at the park today and saw three small bees on top of a very large bee and it looked like the little bees were eating it! is this possible?
Answers:
If it was a different species or from a different hive they were attacking it.
nope it was a bee orgy
lol..no they were probaly making out if they can..or having a little kinkyness.lol
yeah. they do but only if its dead first. like they wouldnt go up attack it and kill it. but if they found a dead one, sure why not!
No they do not eat their own although if the bee was from another hive that might explain the odd behavior. (i work with a man who raises bees.)
there are different species of bees. most of them will eat pollen and honey they make, but if they feel threatened the will attack by pack (more than one bee) but they just kill them not eat them. Hornets are the worse, they will just catch bees and eat them.

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  1. I think they do. I just watched a bee land on top of a dead bee and it totally dismantled it. Then it started eating at the head and flew off with it when another bee came near it. If I could post a pic I would.

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