Seven Amazing Facts About Carmine Bee-Eaters

5. Their favourite foods are bees, termites, cicadas, dragonflies, butterflies and locusts. They will regurgitate pellets containing the indigestible chitinous parts of the insects.

6. When hunting bees, they will return to their perch and smash the bees into the branch, rubbing the abdomen to remove the venomous sting before eating the bee.

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During the breeding season the females will eat snail shells, sand and other calcium-rich items to help produce stronger eggs.