# Do bees eat meat?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bees-eat-meat/950522>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 11, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bees-eat-meat/950522 "2021-09-11T20:14:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2021, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bees-eat-meat/950522/21 "2021-09-17T09:19:41Z")

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On the other hand, around here wasps eat termites. Since, eventually, my house will probably be destroyed by termites, my fear and loathing is balanced by a healthy tolerance for meat-eating wasps.

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**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2021, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bees-eat-meat/950522/22 "2021-09-17T10:07:58Z")

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Adding to the folks who affirmed it’s a yellowjacket… this time of year (early autumn) is when yellowjackets usual food sources start to run low, and they get more adventurous and aggressive in their foraging. You’ll see them swarming on anything sweet or savory this time of year.

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