Stubborn plastic may have finally met its match: the hungry wax worm
Monday, April 24, 2017 - 19:11
in Biology & Nature
Here’s a caterpillar that thinks plastic tastes fantastic. Scientists have discovered that the larvae of the wax moth will easily munch through a common plastic known as polyethylene, turning it into back into a useful compound found in all kinds of consumer products. The findings, published in...