There's a bird that guides humans to beehives. Humans take the honey and they eat bee larvae!
Honeyguide birds are an excellent example of a
mutually beneficial relationship. These birds, who lives in parts of
Africa and Asia, will actually lead
humans to beehives. Once the humans take what they want - the honey, the
birds will eat the leftover bee larvae and wax. It's a win-win
situation.
Only one or two species of this bird actually
perform this guiding with humans. And despite what people think, there
is no evidence that these birds also guide the honey badger to beehives.
When the honeyguides aren't recruiting humans to help them secure a
meal, they eat waxworms and the larvae of wax moths. They will also eat
other insects, spiders and fruit.
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