Morphological determinants of bite force capacity in insects: a biomechanical analysis of polymorphous leaf-cutter ants
F. Pueffel, A. Pouget, X. Liu, M. Zuber, T. van de Kamp, F. Roces, D. Labonte
The paper quantitatively links morphology and bite force capacity in leaf-cutter ants, showing that larger workers have disproportionately higher bite force due to increased muscle volume.
bioRxiv · Aug 6, 2021Evolutionary Biology