honeyguides
African bee-finding birds
Honeyguides are small African and Asian birds known for leading humans and other animals to beehives.
The bird calls and flutters conspicuously, guiding followers to a hive, then waits to feed on beeswax and larvae after the hive is broken open.
This mutualistic behavior with humans is rare among wild birds.
Two-way biological benefit
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- interspeciesBetween different species
- reciprocalShared between two parties
- partnershipShared business arrangement
beeswax · coevolution · communication · calling · following · reward · beehive · host species
Honeycomb building material
- beehivesColonies' wooden homes
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
- bee coloniesCommunal hive populations
wild bees · tree cavities · seeking · locating · consuming · protein
mutualism
Two-way biological benefit
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- interspeciesBetween different species
- reciprocalShared between two parties
partnership · beeswax · coevolution · communication · calling · following · reward · beehive · host species
beeswax
Honeycomb building material
bee colonies · wild bees · tree cavities · seeking · locating · consuming · protein
ornithology
Scientific study of birds
plumage · foraging · nesting · species · endemic · fledgling · perching · eggs · habitat · migration
savannah
Tropical grassland ecosystem
- woodlandsTreed land, not dense
- KenyaEast African country, capital Nairobi
- TanzaniaDodoma-capital nation
Mozambique · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Botswana · Namibia · Ethiopia · Uganda · Malawi · sub-Saharan · bushveld
honeyguideshoneybees
Colonial insects producing wax
pollinators · bees · bumblebees · hummingbirds · butterflies
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