Can These Plastic-Eating Wax Worms Help Reduce Our Trash?

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Wax worm chewing through plastic (Photo Credit: Federica Bertocchini, Paolo Bombelli, and Chris Howe)

Though plastic shopping bags are incredibly cheap and useful, their disposal causes widespread pollution. That's because the non-biodegradable polyethylene takes centuries to decompose and is also detrimental to wildlife who often mistake the colorful debris for food. Now, we may have an unlikely ally to help clean up our trash – a small wax worm bred primarily for use as premium fish bait.

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  • ninja3000
    ninja30008년 이상
    that is disgusting
    • Anonymous8년 이상
      This was awesome so super cool bro it was cool
      • Justin8년 이상
        This is the most awesome thing said my friend
        • rockstar8년 이상
          I just loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
          • nobody8년 이상
            I was amazed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
            • scienc is cool 8년 이상
              this was so cool its very interesting and intriguing on how this can change the world (almost) and all from just worms !!!!!!
              • roblox gamer8년 이상
                it looks okay
                • me 8년 이상
                  did you watch the video
                  • hey8년 이상
                    that is sooooooooooooooooooo coool
                    • minecraft boy8년 이상
                      woah i want a pet worm

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