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They are like human jaws in that they are used for biting.
They differ in practically every other way. Ants (like other typical insects) have four jaws each (two mandibles, two maxillae); the jaws are not made of bone inside and flesh outside, but flesh inside and the hard part (a sort of concrete of sclerotin and chitin) outside.
Ant jaws don't have separate teeth, but have serrations (saw-like pointy bits).
Their jaws work from side to side instead of up and down.
Their jaws are smaller in absolute terms because ants are smaller than humans, but usually larger in relative terms (a human with jaws like a bulldog ant would look like a crocodile).
It is not easy to think of ways in which they are alike.
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∙ 8y agoAnt jaws (mandibles) are both movable joints and move horizontally together to grab, dig, and cut, in addition to handling food. The mandibles move food to the ant's mouth, located behind them.
Human jaws include the upper jaw (maxilla) which is fixed to the skull, and the lower jaw (mandible) which moves up and down, and slightly sideways, to grab, cut, and chew food.
Ants do not have true teeth, which in humans consist of 16 pairs (more or less), half on the upper jaw and half on the lower jaw, all inside the mouth. Some teeth (molars) are specialized for grinding food.
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∙ 9y agoThe ant eats food and then squeezes out the juices from the food and spits the food back out. All of this is done in the food pouch. The liquid goes to a stomach area and if not being used it is stored in the mid-gut, where the nutrients and energy is absorbed, and undigested food passes through the rectum. Ants are incapable of consuming solid food.
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∙ 11y agoants jaw are much smaller and humans jaw are much bigger.
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∙ 12y agoAnts have 3 scenses and most of the humans have all 6. The sixth one is mind but it is not mostly counted
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∙ 9y agothe ants use their jaws to help them carry food and to eat
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∙ 14y agoYes they do have Jaws.
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∙ 13y agoEating. They use their jaws for eating.
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What body parts do ants use to move dirt?
Depends what they're carrying. Mouth, pincers and back is what they carry with.
Does an army ant bite or sting?
Army ants have very powerful jaws that they use when they are invading. In a group they can overrun large prey just by biting their way through. They definitely bite!
Why do ants use their antennae?
Ants use their antennae for smelling, feeling, and hearing.
How do ants sleep?
ok, ants do sleep. and how? ants how a read in a book fold up and sleep . not like a rolli polli not at all if that's wht your thinking but when they wake up they stretch up just like humans in the morning and the also stretch their jaws.**** hope i helped
What are structural adaptation of an ant?
Leaf cutter ants have specialized serrated mandibles that they can use to cut up leaf material. They use this leaf material to cultivate a fungus monoculture which provides them with food. They also have a symbiotic bacteria that grows on their exoskeleton that produces antibiotics to inhibit an antagonistic mold that can devastate their fungus gardens.
What are the ways ants use there jaws?
Ants employ their jaws (mandibles) mostly for carrying food back to the nest and in it's defense .
How are ants' jaws different from peoples' jaws?
ants jaw are much smaller and humans jaw are much bigger.
How are ants' jaws different from peoples jaws?
ants jaw are much smaller and humans jaw are much bigger.
How are peoples jaws different from ants jaws?
ants jaw are much smaller and humans jaw are much bigger.
What did incas use for stitches?
Interestingly enough the Incas used the jaws of ants as stitches.
What did the Inca use for stitches?
Interestingly enough the Incas used the jaws of ants as stitches.
What do ants use their second jaws for?
to eat you scients have talk to ants and they say that when they eat you they say YUMM YOU WERE VERY VERY VERY GOOD :)
What is weapon of army ants?
The main weapons of all the army ants are their jaws, especially the very large jaws of the major soldiers. There are several subfamilies of army ants, and some of subfamilies have stings as well. Some of the African army ants do not have stings and others do. The American army ants (Eciton) all have stings.
What body parts do ants use to move dirt?
Depends what they're carrying. Mouth, pincers and back is what they carry with.
Where are the ants jaws located?
All the way in the front. On the head section.
How are ants jaws different than human jaws?
They are like human jaws in that they are used for biting. They differ in practically every other way. Ants (like other typical insects) have four jaws each (two mandibles, two maxillae); the jaws are not made of bone inside and flesh outside, but flesh inside and the hard part (a sort of concrete of sclerotin and chitin) outside. Ant jaws don't have separate teeth, but have serrations (saw-like pointy bits). Their jaws work from side to side instead of up and down. Their jaws are smaller in absolute terms because ants are smaller than humans, but usually larger in relative terms (a human with jaws like a bulldog ant would look like a crocodile). It is not easy to think of ways in which they are alike.
How do ants dig holes?
The way in which ants dig their holes in the ground is by picking up soil in their mouth, holding it between their jaws and then depositing it in a heap out of the way. Ants don't eat or swallow the soil and it is usually the worker ants in the colony that dig holes.
