Scientists Discover Plastic-Eating Worms That Digest Styrofoam

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Takeaways:

  • Researchers from the University of Queensland have discovered that beetle larvae can digest styrofoam.
  • The Zophobas morio’s gut contains a unique mixture of bacterial enzymes that can digest polystyrene.
  • They have even been found to grow after eating a pile of plastic.

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