Can These Plastic-Eating Wax Worms Help Reduce Our Trash?
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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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- ?????8년 이하discusting
artgirl4ever8년 이하Worms! Go eat my trash! LOL
meadowlark128년 이하Eewww...- Unknown약 8년OK, sooo.... Are these going to eat like, our plastic plates, cups, etc? These WILL become pests if they are released or given to the wrong people, it will be a disaster. Lets hope its kept on a tight leash.
- Brussel Boy101약 8년Where could i get one of these worms? I need some help getting rid of something i burried under ground. I buried some dirt, and it's not disintegrating. I need it to disintegrate, so somebody help me buy some worms. PLZZ!!!
- sup약 8년this is very interesting
- hi약 8년that is just nasty those things are disgusting
- alvin약 8년nice
pokemon222약 8년wow nice- Specialist 약 8년Another example: the frog that was brought to Australia from Hawaii.