Beetle Larvae Can Survive on Polystyrene Alone

Also known as superworms, the scavengers are able to digest the plastic, opening up the possibility of harnessing their abilities to help tackle our pollution crisis

Scavenger worms have crawled the Earth for 100 million years. From bone-eating worms that fed off plesiosaurs to today’s mealworms…

Full text: https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/beetle-larvae-can-survive-on-polystyrene-alone-67251

Author

Nayanah Siva

Source

The Scientist, 2020-03-11.

Supplier

Stanford University

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