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Mealworms Can Safely Eat Styrofoam And Break It Down Into Carbon Dioxide And Degraded Particles  

Updated on April 16, 2024April 15, 2024

Mealworms are plastivores and have the ability to breakdown various plastics in only a few hours. Plastivores are bacteria, fungi, and insects that can safely degrade and metabolize plastic.  This is due to the microbiome in mealworm guts which breaks down the plastic they eat. It will take 3,000 to 4,000 mealworms about a week …

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