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== Ecology ==
Sandlings live in deep sand and only surface to hunt. They will eat almost anything, and they are able to ingest sand, dissolving the microflora film for sustenance, and excreting the sand, free of this film.{{book ref|ws|9|review=yes}}{{book ref|ws|11}} They can move very quickly through the sand.{{book ref|ws|1|review=yes}} They are "nearly indestructible" under normal circumstances, but their shell and skin can be dissolved by water.{{book ref|ws|1|review=yes}}{{book ref|ws|part=ars}} Guns can also penetrate their carapace.{{book ref|ws|4|review=yes}} Plants such as the [[dorim vine]] have water inside them for protection against sandlings, since a sandling's mouth will dissolve if it tries to eat the vines.{{book ref|ws|3|review=yes}}
 
Smaller sandlings can be hunted by groups of humans using conventional weapons such as spears and swords.{{book ref|ws|9|review=yes}} Humans may use carved carapace for various purposes, such as making arrowheads.{{book ref|ws|4|review=yes}}