A bug’s life: Dead ants and snail shells in ant trash

Comparing the mechanics of snail shells and ant mandibles provides clues about why there are shell fragments in ants’ garbage heaps.

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Scilight
Published
2026-05-11
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https://doi.org/10.1063/10.0043889
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Fossil Insects in Amber
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A bug’s life: Dead ants and snail shells in ant trash

Anashe Bandari
Scilight
Fossil Insects in Amber
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A bug’s life: Dead ants and snail shells in ant trash

Anashe Bandari
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Abstract

Comparing the mechanics of snail shells and ant mandibles provides clues about why there are shell fragments in ants’ garbage heaps.

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