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Description
Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) shortly after taking flight.

Rainbow bee-eaters are actually immune to the stings of bees and wasps. However, upon capturing a bee they will usually rub the insect's stinger against their perch to remove it.

Chobe, Botswana.

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Description
Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) shortly after taking flight.

Rainbow bee-eaters are actually immune to the stings of bees and wasps. However, upon capturing a bee they will usually rub the insect's stinger against their perch to remove it.

Chobe, Botswana.

This image is copyright and may not be used in any other medium without prior expressed consent from the author of this gallery.