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The honey bee is a herbivorous animal and therefore lives purely on the nutrients from plants. Honey bees prefer to ingest the sweeter plant produce such as nectar, pollen, fruits and even honey. Due to their small size, honey bees have a number of predators in their natural environment. Birds, small mammals, reptiles and other insects are known to prey on the honey bee and larger mammals such as bears are notorious for destroying the hive of the honey bees in order to eat the honey inside. The queen honey bee is the one who lays the eggs.
Some predators, such as coyotes and bears, are also scavengers, meaning they will eat the carcasses of animals that they didn't hunt themselves. Opposite of predator, you have prey â the animals predators hunt and eat. Prey animals can be anything from the smallest insect to a 1400 pound bull moose.Some prey animals are herbivores, meaning they eat plants. Other prey species are omnivores, which means they will eat plants or animals. Most times, the word predator brings to mind an image of snarling teeth and slashing claws.ome predators, such as coyotes and bears, are also scavengers, meaning they will eat the carcasses of animals that they didn't hunt themselves. Opposite of predator, you have prey â the animals predators hunt and eat. Prey animals can be anything from the smallest insect to a 1400 pound bull moose.