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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  • ?????8년 이하
    discusting
    • artgirl4ever
      artgirl4ever8년 이하
      Worms! Go eat my trash! LOL
      • meadowlark12
        meadowlark128년 이하
        Eewww...
        • Unknown약 8년
          OK, 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 8년
            Where 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 8년
              this is very interesting
              • hi약 8년
                that is just nasty those things are disgusting
                • alvin약 8년
                  nice
                  • pokemon222
                    pokemon222약 8년
                    wow nice
                    • Specialist 약 8년
                      Another example: the frog that was brought to Australia from Hawaii.

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