Grasshopper Mandible Scans (IMAGE)

University of Leicester

Grasshopper Mandible Scans

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An illustration of grasshopper mandibles with different landscapes adapted to processing different diets captured by dental topographic metrics. The most complex undulating landscapes are associated with tough plant material such as grasses. Grasshoppers with steeper topographies and sharp cliff edges eat animals. Grasshoppers with other diets have different combinations of these characteristics.

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Chris Stockey/University of Leicester

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