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Scientists Discover Mealworms Can Eat Styrofoam, Waxworms Can Eat Plastic
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October 22, 2015
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October 22, 2015
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1:00Now PlayingScientists have found out that mealworms (meal beetle larva) can eat Styrofoam, a plastic believed to be non-biodegradable. The discovery made by researchers in China and the U.S. follows an earlier study revealing that waxworms can eat Polyethylene, the most commonly used plastic.
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