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No. Sand is composed of solid silicate minerals. Nothing eats such material. The closest thing we have are diatoms, which extract dissolved silica from water to make glass-like shells.

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No, bacteria do not "eat" sand. Bacteria break down organic matter for energy and do not have the ability to digest inorganic materials like sand. Sand is a physical material that cannot be metabolized by bacteria for nutrition.

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