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An international group of researchers have discovered that "superworms," a species of worms that can beof mealworms and wax worms, are pretty damn good at digesting Styrofoam.
In other words, these worms could help us break down plastic — wriggly bioreactors that could greatly cut down the time it takes for plastic to biodegrade., the team details their strange discovery: the worms had guts of steel after being fed nothing but polystyrene. Three control groups were also fed nothing, bran, and plastic respectively.
"Superworms on all diets were able to complete their life cycle to pupae and imago," the study reads. "Although superworms reared on polystyrene had minimal weight gains, resulting in lower pupation rates compared to bran reared worms."
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