Vertebrates /ËvÉrtÉ¨brÉts/ comprise any species of animals within the subphylum Vertebrata /-ÉË/ (chordates with backbones). Vertebrates represent the overwhelming majority of the phylum Chordata, with currently about 64,000 species described.
Quick Answer. Honeycomb is safe to eat. Honeycombs are made by waxy secretions of honey bees when they return to the hive to make food for themselves. For every pound of honey humans gather, bees gather and consume another 8 pounds. Continue Reading.
Definition of honeycomb. 1  1 : a mass of hexagonal wax cells built by honeybees in their nest to contain their brood and stores of honey. 2  2 : something that resembles a honeycomb in structure or appearance; especially : a strong lightweight cellular structural material.